Chapter 4 of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti! _To W. H. Thompson_. BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE, _March_ 26/41. MY DEAR THOMPSON, .
Chapter 4 of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “MY DEAR THOMPSON, .”
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading “Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE, _March_ 26/41.”
march in a procession
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “MY DEAR THOMPSON, .”
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From this reading BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE, _March_ 26/41.
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From this reading BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE, _March_ 26/41.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE, _March_ 26/41.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR THOMPSON, .
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _To W. H. Thompson_.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE, _March_ 26/41.
and nothing more
From this reading Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!
march in a procession
From this reading BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE, _March_ 26/41.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!
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From this reading Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR THOMPSON, .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Oh eloquent, just, and mighty Theory of Mortaletti!
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading _To W. H. Thompson_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To W. H. Thompson_.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _To W. H. Thompson_.
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From this reading BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE, _March_ 26/41.
Chapter 4 of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 by Edward FitzGerald holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 405 sentences of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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