Chapter 1 of The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc. Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A. Hast thou e'er a grief, dear? Lock it in thy heart! Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
Chapter 1 of The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “Lock it in thy heart!”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.”
move an implement through
From this reading “Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
dearly loved
From this reading Hast thou e'er a grief, dear?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Hast thou e'er a grief, dear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Hast thou e'er a grief, dear?
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hast thou e'er a grief, dear?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lock it in thy heart!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lock it in thy heart!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lock it in thy heart!
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
fasten with a lock
From this reading Lock it in thy heart!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
move an implement through
From this reading Keep it, close it, Sacred and apart; Lest another, at thy sigh, Hear his sorrow stir and cry.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Hast thou e'er a grief, dear?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Lock it in thy heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "The Golden Windows," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc.
Chapter 1 of The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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