Chapter 1 of The Red City is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Red City is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2. Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+). 3. Minor punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected. A detailed list appears at the end of this e-text together with a list of word variations used in the original text.
Chapter 1 of The Red City is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having something undesirable neutralized
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developed or executed with care and in minute detail
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a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading “Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).”
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
From this reading “Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).”
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading “Minor punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected.”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “Minor punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected.”
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading “A detailed list appears at the end of this e-text together with a list of word variations used in the original text.”
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 “A detailed list appears at the end of this e-text together with a list of word variations used in the original text.”
In this reading “A detailed list appears at the end of this e-text together with a list of word variations used in the original text.”
In this reading “A detailed list appears at the end of this e-text together with a list of word variations used in the original text.”
In this reading “A detailed list appears at the end of this e-text together with a list of word variations used in the original text.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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in or near a particular place or position
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the past participle of “be”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Minor punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected.
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading A detailed list appears at the end of this e-text together with a list of word variations used in the original text.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A detailed list appears at the end of this e-text together with a list of word variations used in the original text.
closed in or surrounded or included within
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either extremity of something that has length
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plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
From this reading Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
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of lesser importance or stature or rank
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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a useful or valuable quality
From this reading Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading Minor punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Minor punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected.
the words of something written
From this reading Text in Gothic Font is enclosed by plus signs (+Gothic+).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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in contact with each other or in proximity
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employed in accomplishing something
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plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
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in the company of; together with
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a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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Chapter 1 of The Red City by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of The Red City, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Red City by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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