Chapter 1 of Ayala's Angel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ayala's Angel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c. In Three Volumes. VOL. I. Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
Chapter 1 of Ayala's Angel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.”
first in rank or degree
From this reading “Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “In Three Volumes.”
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading “Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.”
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In this reading “In Three Volumes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Three Volumes.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
first in rank or degree
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In Three Volumes.
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From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading In Three Volumes.
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
Chapter 1 of Ayala's Angel by Anthony Trollope holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 1 holds 239 sentences of Ayala's Angel, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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