Chapter 1 of The Smuggler: A Tale. Volumes I-III is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Smuggler: A Tale. Volumes I-III is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. BY G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ. ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Smuggler: A Tale. Volumes I-III is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
From this reading “The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1.
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From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading BY G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ.
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From this reading ETC.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading BY G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
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 BY G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading BY G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading BY G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_QDAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 2.
Chapter 1 of The Smuggler: A Tale. Volumes I-III by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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 32 sentences of The Smuggler: A Tale. Volumes I-III, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Smuggler: A Tale. Volumes I-III by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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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