Chapter 1 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC. I. The Convalescent II. The Mystery Deepens III. The Goose IV. Outcast V. Piquette VI.
Chapter 1 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 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.
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.”
a person who is recovering from illness
From this reading “I. The Convalescent II.”
third-person singular of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “The Mystery Deepens III.”
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “The Goose IV.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “The Mystery Deepens III.”
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “Outcast V. Piquette VI.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.”
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.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
a person who is recovering from illness
From this reading I. The Convalescent II.
third-person singular of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading The Mystery Deepens III.
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading The Goose IV.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. The Convalescent II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. The Convalescent II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Mystery Deepens III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The Goose IV.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The Mystery Deepens III.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading Outcast V. Piquette VI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outcast V. Piquette VI.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Outcast V. Piquette VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Outcast V. Piquette VI.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE SECRET WITNESS," "THE GOLDEN BOUGH," "THE YELLOW DOVE," ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Splendid Outcast by George Gibbs holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The Splendid Outcast, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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