Chapter 1 of Frivolities, Especially Addressed to Those Who Are Tired is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Frivolities, Especially Addressed to Those Who Are Tired is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. TOM OSSINGTON'S GHOST. _Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s.
Chapter 1 of Frivolities, Especially Addressed to Those Who Are Tired is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
From this reading “The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading _Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s.
Bound written or printed works.
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From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
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a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading TOM OSSINGTON'S GHOST.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
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From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM OSSINGTON'S GHOST.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s.
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
male cat
From this reading TOM OSSINGTON'S GHOST.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=bUAPAAAAQAAJ&dq (Oxford University) 2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s.
Chapter 1 of Frivolities, Especially Addressed to Those Who Are Tired by Richard Marsh holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Frivolities, Especially Addressed to Those Who Are Tired, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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