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Chapter 1 of A Letter to a Country Clergyman, Occasioned by His Address to Lord is here in full — 532 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. BY _A SUB-URBAN CLERGYMAN_. “Unum gestit interdum, ne _ignorata_ damnetur.”—TERTULL. APOL. A LETTER, &c.
Chapter 1 of A Letter to a Country Clergyman, Occasioned by His Address to Lord is here in full — 532 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.”
the people of Great Britain
From this reading “A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.”
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.”
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading “A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.”
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.
In this reading “A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
speak to
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
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From this reading APOL.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A LETTER, &c.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
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From this reading “Unum gestit interdum, ne _ignorata_ damnetur.”—TERTULL.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
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From this reading “Unum gestit interdum, ne _ignorata_ damnetur.”—TERTULL.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Unum gestit interdum, ne _ignorata_ damnetur.”—TERTULL.
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From this reading “Unum gestit interdum, ne _ignorata_ damnetur.”—TERTULL.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading “Unum gestit interdum, ne _ignorata_ damnetur.”—TERTULL.
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
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From this reading BY _A SUB-URBAN CLERGYMAN_.
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From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
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From this reading “Unum gestit interdum, ne _ignorata_ damnetur.”—TERTULL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LETTER TO A _COUNTRY CLERGYMAN_, OCCASIONED BY HIS ADDRESS TO _LORD TEIGNMOUTH_, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
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From this reading “Unum gestit interdum, ne _ignorata_ damnetur.”—TERTULL.
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