Chapter 1 of The Last Abbot of Glastonbury is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Last Abbot of Glastonbury is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.; Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc. Oxford and London: A. R. Mowbray & Co. HISTORICAL PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of The Last Abbot of Glastonbury is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.”
separation into component parts
From this reading “See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.”
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading “Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;”
plural of “monastery” — the residence of a religious community
From this reading “See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “Oxford and London: A. R. Mowbray & Co.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “HISTORICAL PREFACE.”
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading “Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.”
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading “Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oxford and London: A. R. Mowbray & Co.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Oxford and London: A. R. Mowbray & Co.
separation into component parts
From this reading See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
a boy or man
From this reading Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Oxford and London: A. R. Mowbray & Co.
plural of “monastery” — the residence of a religious community
From this reading See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oxford and London: A. R. Mowbray & Co.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Oxford and London: A. R. Mowbray & Co.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading HISTORICAL PREFACE.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Oxford and London: A. R. Mowbray & Co.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;
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 See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See https:// A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Vicar of Havenstreet, I.W.;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of Fairleigh Hall, The Chronicles of Æscendune, The Camp on the Severn, etc., etc.
Chapter 1 of The Last Abbot of Glastonbury by A. D. (Augustine David) Crake holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
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