Chapter 11 of Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1857-1858. Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town. Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up. Hypochondrical and bedevilled." "Ditto 12."
Chapter 11 of Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
From this reading “"Ditto 12."”
plural of “entry” — an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.”
an amount of time
From this reading “Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.”
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From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
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From this reading "Ditto 12."
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From this reading 1857-1858.
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From this reading 1857-1858.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
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From this reading Hypochondrical and bedevilled."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
From this reading "Ditto 12."
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
plural of “entry” — an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
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From this reading Hypochondrical and bedevilled."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
a brief written record
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
an amount of time
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
recurring again and again
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Headache! headache! is his repeated note in the early part of 1857, and in 1858 we find such entries as:--] "February 11.--Used up.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Throughout this period his health was greatly tried by the strain of his work and life in town.
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