Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Standard Bearer is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOOKS BY S. R. CROCKETT. Uniform edition. Each, 12 mo. Cloth, $1.50. Lads’ Love.
The Standard Bearer
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Standard Bearer is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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BOOKS
BY
S.
R.
CROCKETT.
Uniform
edition.
Each,
12
mo.
Cloth,
$1.50.
Lads’
Love.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Standard Bearer
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Standard Bearer is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
BOOKS
BY
S.
R.
CROCKETT.
/bʊks baɪ es ɑːr ˈkrɑːkɪt/
Line 2
Uniform
edition.
/ˈjuːnəfɔːrm əˈdɪʃən/
Line 3
Each,
12
mo.
Line 4
Cloth,
$1.50.
Line 5
Lads’
Love.
/lædz lʌv/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “BOOKS BY S. R. CROCKETT.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Cloth, $1.50.”
crockett
noun
US /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading “BOOKS BY S. R. CROCKETT.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Uniform edition.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Lads’ Love.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Lads’ Love.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “Uniform edition.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 14
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1.50
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cloth, $1.50.
12
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each, 12 mo.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading BOOKS BY S. R. CROCKETT.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BOOKS BY S. R. CROCKETT.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth, $1.50.
CROCKETTnounUS /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading BOOKS BY S. R. CROCKETT.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each, 12 mo.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Uniform edition.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Lads’ Love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Lads’ Love.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Each, 12 mo.
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 BOOKS BY S. R. CROCKETT.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BOOKS BY S. R. CROCKETT.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading Uniform edition.
Chapter 1 of The Standard Bearer by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
What does chapter 1 of The Standard Bearer contain?
Chapter 1 holds 129 sentences of The Standard Bearer, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Standard Bearer by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
How do I study chapter 1 of The Standard Bearer?
Work through the 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 26 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Is this the complete text of The Standard Bearer?
Yes. All 3878 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53164 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Standard Bearer is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #53164, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Standard Bearer take to read?
About 323 minutes of reading across 776 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Standard Bearer
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Standard Bearer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Books
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- Crockett
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- Uniform
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- Edition
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