Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1 by George [Editor] Gilfillan is available here as the complete text, split into 754 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1
Words and structures a reader meets early in Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Specimens
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- Memoirs
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- Less-known
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- British
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