Chapter 1 of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC. VOL. I. *CONTENTS OF VOL. I.* I. SHAKING THE TREE II.
Chapter 1 of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “*CONTENTS OF VOL.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.”
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading “AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “I.* I. SHAKING THE TREE II.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “I.* I. SHAKING THE TREE II.”
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading *CONTENTS OF VOL.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I.* I. SHAKING THE TREE II.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading I.* I. SHAKING THE TREE II.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF ’MEHALAH,’ ’COURT ROYAL,’ ’JOHN HERRING,’ ’THE GAVEROCKS,’ ETC.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I.* I. SHAKING THE TREE II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
Chapter 1 of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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