Chapter 1 of Anno Domini 2000 is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Anno Domini 2000 is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANNO DOMINI 2000; OR, _WOMAN'S DESTINY_. BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G. LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE. 1889. George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
Chapter 1 of Anno Domini 2000 is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
yet to be or coming
From this reading “George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.”
American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
From this reading “LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.”
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading “George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.”
make square
From this reading “LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.”
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In this reading “George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.”
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From this reading 1889.
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From this reading ANNO DOMINI 2000; OR, _WOMAN'S DESTINY_.
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From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
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From this reading ANNO DOMINI 2000; OR, _WOMAN'S DESTINY_.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G.
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From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading ANNO DOMINI 2000; OR, _WOMAN'S DESTINY_.
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From this reading ANNO DOMINI 2000; OR, _WOMAN'S DESTINY_.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
yet to be or coming
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
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From this reading BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ANNO DOMINI 2000; OR, _WOMAN'S DESTINY_.
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
term of address for a man
From this reading BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G.
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From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
make square
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON AND CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
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From this reading BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.C.M.G.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ANNO DOMINI 2000; OR, _WOMAN'S DESTINY_.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading George Claude Sonsius in his early youth appeared to have before him a fair, prosperous future.
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