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Chapter 5 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON, March 25, O. S. 1748. DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you. The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
Chapter 5 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.”
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
From this reading “The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.”
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading “The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.”
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.”
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
From this reading “The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.”
in the recent past
From this reading “DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.”
march in a procession
From this reading “LONDON, March 25, O.”
communicated in the form of words
From this reading “DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.”
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From this reading 1748.
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From this reading LONDON, March 25, O.
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
a youthful male person
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
in the recent past
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
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From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, March 25, O.
march in a procession
From this reading LONDON, March 25, O.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading LONDON, March 25, O.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
communicated in the form of words
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
which person or people
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am in great joy at the written and the verbal accounts which I have received lately of you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The former, from Mr. Harte; the latter, from Mr. Trevanion, who is arrived here: they conspire to convince me that you employ your time well at Leipsig.
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