Chapter X
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_To John Allen_. BEDFORD, _Dec._ 13/49. MY DEAR OLD ALLEN, .
Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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_To
John
Allen_.
BEDFORD,
_Dec._
13/49.
MY
DEAR
OLD
ALLEN, .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_To
John
Allen_.
/tuː dʒɑːn ˈælən/
Line 2
BEDFORD,
_Dec._
13/49.
Line 3
MY
DEAR
OLD
ALLEN, .
/maɪ dɪr oʊld ˈælən/
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Line 5
Learner Dictionary
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Allen
noun
US /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “MY DEAR OLD ALLEN, .”
dearly loved
From this reading “MY DEAR OLD ALLEN, .”
Dec
noun
US /dek/
the last (12th) month of the year
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “_To John Allen_.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “MY DEAR OLD ALLEN, .”
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13
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEDFORD, _Dec._ 13/49.
49
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEDFORD, _Dec._ 13/49.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading _To John Allen_.
BEDFORD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEDFORD, _Dec._ 13/49.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR OLD ALLEN, .
DecnounUS /dek/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading BEDFORD, _Dec._ 13/49.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _To John Allen_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR OLD ALLEN, .
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading MY DEAR OLD ALLEN, .
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To John Allen_.
Chapter 10 of Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 by Edward FitzGerald holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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Vocabulary met early in Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1
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