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Chapter 1 of Deborah Dent and Her Donkey and Madam Fig's is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MADAM FIG's GALA. TWO HUMOROUS TALES. EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET. _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
Chapter 1 of Deborah Dent and Her Donkey and Madam Fig's is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “_LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.”
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
From this reading “_Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “_Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!”
past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading “EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.”
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading “EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.”
a gay festivity
From this reading “MADAM FIG's GALA.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “TWO HUMOROUS TALES.”
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading “_LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
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From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
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From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
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From this reading MADAM FIG's GALA.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
a gay festivity
From this reading MADAM FIG's GALA.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading TWO HUMOROUS TALES.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
a woman of refinement
From this reading MADAM FIG's GALA.
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
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From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
being one more than sixteen
From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
plural of “tale” — 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
From this reading TWO HUMOROUS TALES.
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO HUMOROUS TALES.
in the company of; together with
From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
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