Chapter 1 of Explanatory Notes of a Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards, Temp. Charles II. is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Explanatory Notes of a Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards, Temp. Charles II. is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// CHARLES II. THE COMMONWEALTH. EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A. (SCOT).
Chapter 1 of Explanatory Notes of a Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards, Temp. Charles II. is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES II.”
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
From this reading “THE COMMONWEALTH.”
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading “(SCOT).”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See https://”
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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 EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES II.
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
From this reading THE COMMONWEALTH.
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From this reading EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A.
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From this reading EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A.
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 EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A.
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From this reading See https://
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CHARLES II.
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 EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S., F.S.A.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading (SCOT).
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMONWEALTH.
Chapter 1 of Explanatory Notes of a Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards, Temp. Charles II. by Edmund Goldsmid holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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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