Chapter 1 of Troubadour Tales is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Troubadour Tales is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. “PIERROT! Pierrot! are thy saddle-bags well fastened? And how fare my lutestrings?
Chapter 1 of Troubadour Tales is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a borough of New York City
From this reading “BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading “With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “And how fare my lutestrings?”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
plural of “manufacturer” — a business engaged in manufacturing some product
From this reading “BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
United States painter (1870-1966)
From this reading “With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
past form of “print” — put into print
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how fare my lutestrings?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pierrot! are thy saddle-bags well fastened?
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a borough of New York City
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
an agenda of things to do
From this reading And how fare my lutestrings?
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Pierrot! are thy saddle-bags well fastened?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how fare my lutestrings?
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
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From this reading And how fare my lutestrings?
plural of “manufacturer” — a business engaged in manufacturing some product
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And how fare my lutestrings?
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
United States painter (1870-1966)
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
From this reading “PIERROT!
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierrot! are thy saddle-bags well fastened?
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Pierrot! are thy saddle-bags well fastened?
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Pierrot! are thy saddle-bags well fastened?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations By Virginia Keep Maxfield Parrish B. Rosenmeyer & Edward Edwards _Printed in the United States of America_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of Troubadour Tales by Evaleen Stein holds 483 sentences, grouped into 97 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 483 sentences of Troubadour Tales, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Troubadour Tales by Evaleen Stein exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 483 sentences, grouped into 97 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.
Work through the 97 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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