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Chapter 4 of Early English Water-Colour Drawings of the Great Masters is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it. 107. WARWICK CASTLE. G. BARRET 7 in. × 10 in.
Chapter 4 of Early English Water-Colour Drawings of the Great Masters is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barge” — a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
From this reading “Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “WARWICK CASTLE.”
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading “Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.”
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.”
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading “Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.”
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 “WARWICK CASTLE.”
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In this reading “Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.”
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From this reading × 10 in.
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From this reading 107.
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From this reading G. BARRET 7 in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
plural of “barge” — a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
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From this reading G. BARRET 7 in.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading WARWICK CASTLE.
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. BARRET 7 in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading G. BARRET 7 in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
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 WARWICK CASTLE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
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