Chapter 1 of The outlaw of Torn is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The outlaw of Torn is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years. At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England. Later it was forgotten. I happened to dig it up by accident. The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Chapter 1 of The outlaw of Torn is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Later it was forgotten.”
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From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
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From this reading I happened to dig it up by accident.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
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From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
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From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
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From this reading I happened to dig it up by accident.
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From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Later it was forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to dig it up by accident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to dig it up by accident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later it was forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to dig it up by accident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to dig it up by accident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it was suppressed by one of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The accident being the relationship of my wife’s cousin to a certain Father Superior in a very ancient monastery in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years.
Chapter 1 of The outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 56 sentences of The outlaw of Torn, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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