Chapter 1 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY H. W. DULCKEN, PH. D. ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL. LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET. The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
Chapter 1 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.”
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading “ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.”
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading “LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.”
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading “LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.”
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In this reading “The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.”
In this reading “The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.”
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From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY H. W. DULCKEN, PH.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
a period of 100 years
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D.
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From this reading ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.
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From this reading BY H. W. DULCKEN, PH.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
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 BY H. W. DULCKEN, PH.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
immediately past
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
the force of workers available
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
From this reading BY H. W. DULCKEN, PH.
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
make square
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading BY H. W. DULCKEN, PH.
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The middle of the last century was an evil time, in England, for literature and for literary men.
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: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: 10 BOND STREET.
Chapter 1 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith by Oliver Goldsmith holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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