Chapter 1 of Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. — Volume 2 is here in full — 732 sentences across 147 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. — Volume 2 is here in full — 732 sentences across 147 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM. The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury. In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity. With us it is a duty. It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.
Chapter 1 of Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. — Volume 2 is here in full — 732 sentences across 147 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading “In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity.”
containing errors or alterations
From this reading “It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.”
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading “NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.”
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading “It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.”
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading “NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.”
plural of “estimate” — an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading “NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.”
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading “It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.”
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In this reading “In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity.
containing errors or alterations
From this reading It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading With us it is a duty.
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
plural of “estimate” — an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With us it is a duty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In all civilized countries it has now become a necessity.
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It is often corrupted and degraded into a nuisance.
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From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The newspaper in some countries has been a crime and in others a luxury.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With us it is a duty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With us it is a duty.
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