Chapter 18 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON, April 7, O. S. 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns. When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
Chapter 18 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “LONDON, April 7, O.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.”
plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.”
the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
From this reading “When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.”
plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.”
plural of “pocketbook” — your personal financial means
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.”
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From this reading 1751
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From this reading LONDON, April 7, O.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading LONDON, April 7, O.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, April 7, O.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
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From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
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, April 7, O.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
and nothing more
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
plural of “pocketbook” — your personal financial means
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
at the time that
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
Chapter 18 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art by Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield holds 348 sentences, grouped into 70 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 18 holds 348 sentences of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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