Chapter 1 of Hurst & Blackett's Standard Library (1895) is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hurst & Blackett's Standard Library (1895) is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls. 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. POPULAR MODERN WORKS. ILLUSTRATED BY SIR J. É.
Chapter 1 of Hurst & Blackett's Standard Library (1895) is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bookseller” — the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading “To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY SIR J.”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “POPULAR MODERN WORKS.”
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading “POPULAR MODERN WORKS.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY SIR J.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “POPULAR MODERN WORKS.”
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In this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY SIR J.”
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From this reading 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
plural of “bookseller” — the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY SIR J.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY SIR J.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY SIR J.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading POPULAR MODERN WORKS.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading POPULAR MODERN WORKS.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
term of address for a man
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY SIR J.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be had at all Booksellers and Railway Book-stalls.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading POPULAR MODERN WORKS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading É.
Chapter 1 of Hurst & Blackett's Standard Library (1895) by Hurst & Blackett holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Hurst & Blackett's Standard Library (1895), unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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