Chapter 1 of The Stoneground Ghost Tales is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Stoneground Ghost Tales is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD. COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH. (LITT.D., HON. LITT.D. DUBLIN, HON. LL.D. ST.
Chapter 1 of The Stoneground Ghost Tales is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “compile” — get or gather together
From this reading “COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.”
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading “LITT.D. DUBLIN, HON.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD.”
a local church community
From this reading “COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.”
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.”
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.”
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading “COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD.
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From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD.
past form of “compile” — get or gather together
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading (LITT.D., HON.
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading LITT.D. DUBLIN, HON.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
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From this reading (LITT.D., HON.
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From this reading (LITT.D., HON.
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From this reading LL.D. ST.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
a local church community
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO., LTD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LL.D. ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading COMPILED FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVEREND ROLAND BATCHEL, VICAR OF THE PARISH.
Chapter 1 of The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. (Edmund Gill) Swain holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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 471 sentences of The Stoneground Ghost Tales, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. (Edmund Gill) Swain exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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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