Chapter 1 of Voices in the Night is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Voices in the Night is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. _Uniform with this Volume, price 6s_. ON THE FACE OF THE WATERS.
Chapter 1 of Voices in the Night is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
From this reading “The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.”
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.”
United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
the body of faculty and students at a university
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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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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1.
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From this reading _Uniform with this Volume, price 6s_.
Bound written or printed works.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
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a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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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
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE FACE OF THE WATERS.
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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the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
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represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.
United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) 2.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading _Uniform with this Volume, price 6s_.
the body of faculty and students at a university
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
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in the company of; together with
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Chapter 1 of Voices in the Night by Flora Annie Webster Steel holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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 64 sentences of Voices in the Night, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Voices in the Night by Flora Annie Webster Steel exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Voices in the Night, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
