Chapter 8 of Arrows of the Chace, Vol. 2/2 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Arrows of the Chace, Vol. 2/2 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Agassiz and Forbes, i. 176; i. 187. Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i. 18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.
Chapter 8 of Arrows of the Chace, Vol. 2/2 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)
From this reading “Agassiz and Forbes, i.”
how long something has existed
From this reading “Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.”
not noticed inadvertently
From this reading “18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.”
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading “Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.”
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
From this reading “Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.”
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From this reading 176; i.
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From this reading 18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.
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From this reading 187.
United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)
From this reading Agassiz and Forbes, i.
how long something has existed
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agassiz and Forbes, i.
not noticed inadvertently
From this reading 18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.
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From this reading Agassiz and Forbes, i.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Agassiz and Forbes, i.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
literature in metrical form
From this reading 18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Age, the present, one of "steam and iron, luxury and selfishness," i.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 18; one in which poetry is disregarded, i.
Chapter 8 of Arrows of the Chace, Vol. 2/2 by John Ruskin holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 8 holds 424 sentences of Arrows of the Chace, Vol. 2/2, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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