Chapter 1 of The White Room is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The White Room is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The White Room is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
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the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading “_This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.”
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
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a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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examine minutely or intensely
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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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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possessive form of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
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Bound written or printed works.
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the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
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plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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a state in the Rocky Mountains
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
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a room where books are kept
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and nothing more
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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examine minutely or intensely
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the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the body of faculty and students at a university
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a Caucasian
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Chapter 1 of The White Room by Fergus Hume holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 255 sentences of The White Room, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The White Room by Fergus Hume exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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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