Chapter 1 of The Lanchester tradition is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Lanchester tradition is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
5_s._ net each. DICK: A Story without a Plot. Also 2_s._ net. ‘FOR THIS I HAD BORNE HIM.’ THE LANCHESTER TRADITION.
Chapter 1 of The Lanchester tradition is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in addition
From this reading “Also 2_s._ net.”
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “‘FOR THIS I HAD BORNE HIM.’”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK: A Story without a Plot.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “5_s._ net each.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “DICK: A Story without a Plot.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “DICK: A Story without a Plot.”
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading “THE LANCHESTER TRADITION.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “DICK: A Story without a Plot.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Also 2_s._ net.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 5_s._ net each.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DICK: A Story without a Plot.
in addition
From this reading Also 2_s._ net.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading ‘FOR THIS I HAD BORNE HIM.’
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK: A Story without a Plot.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading 5_s._ net each.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘FOR THIS I HAD BORNE HIM.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘FOR THIS I HAD BORNE HIM.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘FOR THIS I HAD BORNE HIM.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘FOR THIS I HAD BORNE HIM.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LANCHESTER TRADITION.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading 5_s._ net each.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading DICK: A Story without a Plot.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 5_s._ net each.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading DICK: A Story without a Plot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LANCHESTER TRADITION.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘FOR THIS I HAD BORNE HIM.’
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading THE LANCHESTER TRADITION.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading DICK: A Story without a Plot.
Chapter 1 of The Lanchester tradition by G. F. (Godfrey Fox) Bradby holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 118 sentences of The Lanchester tradition, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Lanchester tradition by G. F. (Godfrey Fox) Bradby exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 118 sentences, grouped into 24 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 24 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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