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The Tyranny of the Dark

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Tyranny of the Dark is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Hamlin Garland • Curated US English Learning Edition
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.
ETC.
{ VIOLA LAMBERT, the subject { MRS.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Tyranny of the Dark

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Tyranny of the Dark is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
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/ˈɑːbviəs ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl ˈerərz hæv bɪn kərˈektəd/
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For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
/fɔːr ə kəmˈpliːt lɪst pliːz siː ðə end ʌv ðɪs ˈdɑːkjəment/
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| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.
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{ VIOLA LAMBERT, the subject { MRS.
/vaɪˈoʊlə ˈlæmbərt ðə səbˈdʒekt ˈmɪsɪz/

Learner Dictionary

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corrected adjective US /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
document noun US /ˈdɑːkjəment/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading “For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
errors noun US /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lambert noun US /ˈlæmbərt/

a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

From this reading “{ VIOLA LAMBERT, the subject { MRS.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Obvious adjective US /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
troop noun US /truːp/

a group of soldiers

From this reading “| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
typographical adjective US /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
viola noun US /vaɪˈoʊlə/

any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

From this reading “{ VIOLA LAMBERT, the subject { MRS.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

All words in this reading · 29

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

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CAPTAINnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.

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completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

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documentnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəment/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ETC

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.

Pending verification
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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GRAY-HORSE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.

Pending verification
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

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HESPER

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.

Pending verification
LAMBERTnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/

a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

From this reading { VIOLA LAMBERT, the subject { MRS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LIGHTadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading { VIOLA LAMBERT, the subject { MRS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STARnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading { VIOLA LAMBERT, the subject { MRS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

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TROOPnounUS /truːp/

a group of soldiers

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTAIN OF THE GRAY-HORSE TROOP" "HESPER" "THE LIGHT OF THE STAR" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
VIOLAnounUS /vaɪˈoʊlə/

any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

From this reading { VIOLA LAMBERT, the subject { MRS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 1 of The Tyranny of the Dark by Hamlin Garland holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.

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