Chapter 1 of The Red Romance Book is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 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 Romance Book is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. A list of changes is found at the end of the book. I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library. This boy was pale, dull, and moping. Nobody knew what was the matter with him.
Chapter 1 of The Red Romance Book is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “A list of changes is found at the end of the book.”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “A list of changes is found at the end of the book.”
-ing form of “mope” — move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading “This boy was pale, dull, and moping.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This boy was pale, dull, and moping.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
a youthful male person
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading This boy was pale, dull, and moping.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
set up or found
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nobody knew what was the matter with him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Nobody knew what was the matter with him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Nobody knew what was the matter with him.
-ing form of “mope” — move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading This boy was pale, dull, and moping.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody knew what was the matter with him.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
on one occasion
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading This boy was pale, dull, and moping.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A list of changes is found at the end of the book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This boy was pale, dull, and moping.
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This boy was pale, dull, and moping.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nobody knew what was the matter with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I once read a book about a poor little lonely boy in a great house with a large library.
Chapter 1 of The Red Romance Book by Andrew [Editor] Lang holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 439 sentences of The Red Romance Book, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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