Chapter 1 of John Lothrop Motley. a memoir — Volume 1 is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of John Lothrop Motley. a memoir — Volume 1 is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY. By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Volume I. NOTE. The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
Chapter 1 of John Lothrop Motley. a memoir — Volume 1 is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a base
From this reading “The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.”
of or relating to or being biography
From this reading “The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.”
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading “The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.”
an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading “The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.”
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.”
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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 The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
having a base
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
of or relating to or being biography
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Volume I.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.
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From this reading JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.
a brief written record
From this reading NOTE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
express the need or desire for
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
From this reading By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings.
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