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Chapter 3 of Early English Water-Colour Drawings of the Great Masters is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
15 in. × 22 in. Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.” Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne. R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
Chapter 3 of Early English Water-Colour Drawings of the Great Masters is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “christie” — prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.””
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).”
coated with paint
From this reading “Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.””
term of address for a man
From this reading “Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.”
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.””
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From this reading 15 in.
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From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
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From this reading R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
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From this reading R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
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From this reading × 22 in.
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From this reading R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
possessive form of “christie” — prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 15 in.
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From this reading R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.
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From this reading R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
coated with paint
From this reading Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
term of address for a man
From this reading Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.
English poet (1837-1909)
From this reading Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne.
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
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 Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._, 1809.”
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