Chapter 1 of The palace of fantasy is here in full — 963 sentences across 193 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The palace of fantasy is here in full — 963 sentences across 193 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With Other Poems. BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.” LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL. MDCCCXLV. ADVERTISEMENT.
Chapter 1 of The palace of fantasy is here in full — 963 sentences across 193 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “ADVERTISEMENT.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.””
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.””
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.””
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “With Other Poems.”
of or relating to poetry
From this reading “BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.””
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.”
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From this reading LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading ADVERTISEMENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MDCCCXLV.
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading With Other Poems.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading With Other Poems.
of or relating to poetry
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading BY J. S. HARDY, AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Other Poems.
Chapter 1 of The palace of fantasy by John Stockdale Hardy holds 963 sentences, grouped into 193 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 963 sentences of The palace of fantasy, unabridged, divided into 193 reading sections.
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