Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum
Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum by John [Compiler] Mottley is available here as the complete text, split into 126 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum
Words and structures a reader meets early in Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Vade-mecum
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Collection
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- Brilliant
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- Jests
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