Chapter 4 of An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber — Volume 1 is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber — Volume 1 is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army. Going to the University. Met the Revolution at Nottingham. Took Arms on that Side. What he saw of it.
Chapter 4 of An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber — Volume 1 is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “_The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.”
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “_The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.”
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “_The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “_The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “_The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Met the Revolution at Nottingham.”
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading “Met the Revolution at Nottingham.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “Going to the University.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Took Arms on that Side.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Met the Revolution at Nottingham.
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
the act of departing
From this reading Going to the University.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What he saw of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What he saw of it.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Met the Revolution at Nottingham.
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From this reading Met the Revolution at Nottingham.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What he saw of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Took Arms on that Side.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Met the Revolution at Nottingham.
cut with a saw
From this reading What he saw of it.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Took Arms on that Side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Took Arms on that Side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going to the University.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Took Arms on that Side.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Going to the University.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he saw of it.
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