Chapter 1 of The Radiant City is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Radiant City is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc. REV. PREBENDARY FOX. THE RADIANT CITY. First Edition, Nov.
Chapter 1 of The Radiant City is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “First Edition, Nov.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “PREBENDARY FOX.”
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “First Edition, Nov.”
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “THE RADIANT CITY.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “REV.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “First Edition, Nov.”
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE RADIANT CITY.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading First Edition, Nov.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First Edition, Nov.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading PREBENDARY FOX.
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading First Edition, Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
From this reading PREBENDARY FOX.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading THE RADIANT CITY.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading REV.
make square
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Cry," "The Old Square Pew," "Meg of the Heather," etc.
Chapter 1 of The Radiant City by Evelyn R. Garratt holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 92 sentences of The Radiant City, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Radiant City by Evelyn R. Garratt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 92 sentences, grouped into 19 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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