Chapter 1 of English Embroidered Bookbindings is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of English Embroidered Bookbindings is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLATES. 34. Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35. New Testament in Greek. _Leyden_, 1576, 81 36.
Chapter 1 of English Embroidered Bookbindings is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading “Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “New Testament in Greek.”
a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “New Testament in Greek.”
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “PLATES.”
a profession of belief
From this reading “New Testament in Greek.”
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading “Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35.”
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From this reading _Leyden_, 1576, 81 36.
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From this reading 34.
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From this reading Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Leyden_, 1576, 81 36.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Leyden_, 1576, 81 36.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading New Testament in Greek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New Testament in Greek.
a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
From this reading _Leyden_, 1576, 81 36.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New Testament in Greek.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35.
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading PLATES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35.
a profession of belief
From this reading New Testament in Greek.
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading Collection of Sixteenth-Century Tracts, 80 35.
Chapter 1 of English Embroidered Bookbindings by Cyril Davenport holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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