Chapter 1 of The Sot-weed Factor is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Sot-weed Factor is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. The original spellings of words have been retained. 2. Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.]. 3.
Chapter 1 of The Sot-weed Factor is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The original spellings of words have been retained.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.].”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “The original spellings of words have been retained.”
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading “The original spellings of words have been retained.”
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
plural of “spelling” — forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “The original spellings of words have been retained.”
believed likely
From this reading “Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.].”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “The original spellings of words have been retained.”
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From this reading 1.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading The original spellings of words have been retained.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.].
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The original spellings of words have been retained.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The original spellings of words have been retained.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.].
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The original spellings of words have been retained.
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading The original spellings of words have been retained.
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.].
plural of “spelling” — forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading The original spellings of words have been retained.
believed likely
From this reading Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The original spellings of words have been retained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Typos or suspected typos have been noted by [_sic_.].
the words that are spoken
From this reading The original spellings of words have been retained.
Chapter 1 of The Sot-weed Factor by Ebenezer Cooke holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 125 sentences of The Sot-weed Factor, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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