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Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LXXI.
REV.
J. P. ESTLIN [1797].
(Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.
JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.
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Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LXXI.
Line 2
REV.
/rev/
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J. P. ESTLIN [1797].
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(Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.
Line 5
JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.

Learner Dictionary

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February noun US /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading “JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.”

john noun US /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading “JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.”

printed verb US /ˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading “(Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.”

Privately adverb US /ˈpraɪvətli/

kept private or confined to those intimately concerned

From this reading “(Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.”

rev verb US /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading “REV.”

Society noun US /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading “(Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.”

All words in this reading · 18

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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1797

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading J. P. ESTLIN [1797].

213

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.

214

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.

6

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.

ESTLIN

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading J. P. ESTLIN [1797].

FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

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 J. P. ESTLIN [1797].

JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.

LXXIadjective

being one more than seventy

From this reading LXXI.

LXXIIadjective

being two more than seventy

From this reading (Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.

LXXIIIadjective

being three more than seventy

From this reading JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading J. P. ESTLIN [1797].

Philobiblon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.

printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading (Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.

PrivatelyadverbUS /ˈpraɪvətli/

kept private or confined to those intimately concerned

From this reading (Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.

REVverbUS /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading REV.

SocietynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading (Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 213 LXXII.

THELWALL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOHN THELWALL, February 6, 1797 214 LXXIII.

Chapter 4 of Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge holds 33 sentences, grouped into 7 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.

What does chapter 4 of Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2) contain?

Chapter 4 holds 33 sentences of Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.

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Work through the 7 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1917 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Words and structures a reader meets early in Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Introduction
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