Chapter 23 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON, September 22, O. S. 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th. I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
Chapter 23 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give sanction to
From this reading “I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON, September 22, O.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “LONDON, September 22, O.”
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From this reading 1752
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From this reading LONDON, September 22, O.
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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
later than; following
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
give sanction to
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
the specified day of the month
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
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From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
immediately past
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, September 22, O.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
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, September 22, O.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S.
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From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading LONDON, September 22, O.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
precisely as stated
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I approve extremely of your intended progress, and am very glad that you go to the Gohr with Comte Schullemburg.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: The day after the date of my last, I received your letter of the 8th.
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