Chapter 1 of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ben o' Bill's, THE LUDDITE: A Yorkshire Tale, by D. F. E. Sykes, LL.B. A Yorkshire Tale. D. F. E. Sykes, LL.B. LONDON. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. Ltd.
Chapter 1 of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
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possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
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Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
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a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
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any opponent of technological progress
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United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. Ltd.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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a mountain or tall hill
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possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
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showing who or what does the action
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an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. Ltd.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. Ltd.
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON.
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any opponent of technological progress
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United States actor (1914-1998)
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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From this reading Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. Ltd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
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Chapter 1 of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale by D. F. E. Sykes holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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 29 sentences of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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