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The Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass
The Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass

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MASTER OWLGLASS.
THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.
_Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.
_And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.
AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MASTER OWLGLASS.
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THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.
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_Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.
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_And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.
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AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

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Adorned adjective US /əˈdɔːrnd/

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading “_And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.”

alfred noun US /ˈælfrəd/

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading “_And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.”

chronicled verb US /ˈkrɑːnɪkəld/

past form of “chronicle” — record in chronological order; make a historical record

From this reading “_Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.”

Devices noun US /dɪˈvaɪsəz/

an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”

Diverting adjective US /daɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading “_And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.”

grab verb US /ɡræb/

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

From this reading “AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.”

marvellous adjective US /ˈmɑːrvələs/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading “THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.”

Newly adverb US /ˈnuːli/

very recently

Word partnerships in these lines

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set forth verb + particle

state

In this reading “_Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.”

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ABnounUS /æb/

a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

AdornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

ADVENTURESnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.

ALFREDnounUS /ˈælfrəd/

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.

ANTIQUARIES

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From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

AUF

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

chronicledverbUS /ˈkrɑːnɪkəld/

past form of “chronicle” — record in chronological order; make a historical record

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/

brought together in one place

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

CONCEITS

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From this reading THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.

CROWQUILL

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From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

CunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

DER

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

DevicesnounUS /dɪˈvaɪsəz/

an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

DivertingadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

FELLOWnounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

GANZEN

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

GEDÄCHTNISS

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

GRABverbUS /ɡræb/

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

IST

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

MARVELLOUSadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.

MASTERnounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading MASTER OWLGLASS.

MENSCHEN

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

NewlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/

very recently

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

OWLGLASS

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From this reading MASTER OWLGLASS.

RAREadjectiveUS /rer/

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.

RHEINE

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

SEIN

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

SOCIETYnounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.

tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading _Newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our English tongue_, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

Tyll

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From this reading THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES AND RARE CONCEITS OF Master Tyll Owlglass.

UND

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From this reading AM GANZEN RHEINE AUF UND AB DER MENSCHEN GEDÄCHTNISS IST SEIN GRAB.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _And Adorned with many most Diverting and Cunning Devices_, BY ALFRED CROWQUILL.

Chapter 1 of The Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass by Kenneth R. H. (Kenneth Robert Henderson) [Translator] Mackenzie holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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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Owlglass
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