Chapter 9 of Bibliomania is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Bibliomania is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO. 150. Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol. _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, C.T.
Chapter 9 of Bibliomania is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.”
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading “Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “_Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.”
a particular instance of selling
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.”
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From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
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From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
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From this reading 150.
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From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
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From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
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From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, C.T.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
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From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
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From this reading Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, C.T.
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
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From this reading Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, C.T.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
a particular instance of selling
From this reading _Never published for sale_ L27 10_s._ 0_d._ 158.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, C.T.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
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From this reading Winstanley's Audley End, inscribed to James the Second, fol.
Chapter 9 of Bibliomania by Thomas Frognall Dibdin holds 26 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 9 holds 26 sentences of Bibliomania, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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