Chapter 1 of Famous Reviews, Selected and Edited is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Famous Reviews, Selected and Edited is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAMOUS SPEECHES. First Series. From Cromwell to Gladstone. Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL. In demy 8vo, cloth, 470 pp. 7s.
Chapter 1 of Famous Reviews, Selected and Edited is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading “From Cromwell to Gladstone.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.”
liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
From this reading “From Cromwell to Gladstone.”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.”
serving to open or begin
From this reading “Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.”
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “First Series.”
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “FAMOUS SPEECHES.”
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From this reading In demy 8vo, cloth, 470 pp. 7s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In demy 8vo, cloth, 470 pp. 7s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In demy 8vo, cloth, 470 pp. 7s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading In demy 8vo, cloth, 470 pp. 7s.
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading From Cromwell to Gladstone.
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From this reading In demy 8vo, cloth, 470 pp. 7s.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading FAMOUS SPEECHES.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First Series.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Cromwell to Gladstone.
liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
From this reading From Cromwell to Gladstone.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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serving to open or begin
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
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From this reading In demy 8vo, cloth, 470 pp. 7s.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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chosen in preference to another
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading First Series.
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading FAMOUS SPEECHES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Cromwell to Gladstone.
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in the company of; together with
From this reading Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by HERBERT PAUL.
Chapter 1 of Famous Reviews, Selected and Edited by R. Brimley (Reginald Brimley) [Editor] Johnson holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Chapter 1 holds 385 sentences of Famous Reviews, Selected and Edited, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Famous Reviews, Selected and Edited by R. Brimley (Reginald Brimley) [Editor] Johnson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 385 sentences, grouped into 77 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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