Chapter 1 of Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MY NIGHT-GOWN AND SLIPPERS." "DEME SUPERCILIO NUBEM." THE EIGHTH EDITION. LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. MDCCCXXXIX.
Chapter 1 of Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “THE EIGHTH EDITION.”
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading “THE EIGHTH EDITION.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.”
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading “"MY NIGHT-GOWN AND SLIPPERS."”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "MY NIGHT-GOWN AND SLIPPERS."
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From this reading LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
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From this reading LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
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From this reading "DEME SUPERCILIO NUBEM."
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading THE EIGHTH EDITION.
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading THE EIGHTH EDITION.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
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From this reading MDCCCXXXIX.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY NIGHT-GOWN AND SLIPPERS."
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From this reading "MY NIGHT-GOWN AND SLIPPERS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEME SUPERCILIO NUBEM."
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading "MY NIGHT-GOWN AND SLIPPERS."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEME SUPERCILIO NUBEM."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EIGHTH EDITION.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON: H. G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
Chapter 1 of Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional by George Colman holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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