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Chapter 1 of Lancashire Humour is here in full — 671 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO. "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground." Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ... Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles. _Hor.
Chapter 1 of Lancashire Humour is here in full — 671 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
From this reading “_First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.”
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
From this reading “Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...”
having made preparations
From this reading “"Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...”
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading “Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “"Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."”
protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
From this reading “Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...”
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In this reading “_First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.”
In this reading “_First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “"Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."”
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From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
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From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
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From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
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From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
having made preparations
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
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From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
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From this reading _Hor.
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From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
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 _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
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From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _First Edition, December 1900_ _Second Edition, April 1901_ J. M. DENT & CO.
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
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From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
morally reprehensible
From this reading Vile potabis modicis Sabinum Cantharis, Græca quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi ...
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From this reading Cæcubum et prelo domitam Caleno Tu bibes uvam: mea nec Falernæ Temperant vites, neque Formiani Pocula colles.
in or to any place at all
From this reading "Thae knows, that wherever aw roam, Aw'm fain to get back to th' owd ground."
Chapter 1 of Lancashire Humour by Thomas Newbigging holds 671 sentences, grouped into 135 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 671 sentences of Lancashire Humour, unabridged, divided into 135 reading sections.
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