Chapter 1 of The Romance of the Coast is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Romance of the Coast is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROMANCE OF THE COAST. JAMES RUNCIMAN. London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden. Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane. THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
Chapter 1 of The Romance of the Coast is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a court with jurisdiction in equity
From this reading “Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.”
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.”
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading “THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.”
possessive form of “james” — a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “THE ROMANCE OF THE COAST.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
a court with jurisdiction in equity
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading THE ROMANCE OF THE COAST.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES RUNCIMAN.
possessive form of “james” — a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROMANCE OF THE COAST.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading THE ROMANCE OF THE COAST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAMES RUNCIMAN.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROMANCE OF THE COAST.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chiswick Press:--C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _James's Gazette._ I dedicate this little book to you.
Chapter 1 of The Romance of the Coast by James Runciman holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of The Romance of the Coast, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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