Chapter 1 of Locke is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Locke is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS. EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY. JOHNSON Leslie Stephen. GIBBON J. C. Morison. SCOTT R. H. Hutton.
Chapter 1 of Locke is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.”
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading “GIBBON J. C. Morison.”
English cricketer (1916-1990)
From this reading “SCOTT R. H. Hutton.”
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading “See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.”
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading “EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading GIBBON J. C. Morison.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading GIBBON J. C. Morison.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading SCOTT R. H. Hutton.
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From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
English cricketer (1916-1990)
From this reading SCOTT R. H. Hutton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading GIBBON J. C. Morison.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.
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From this reading JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.
the literary culture
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
the force of workers available
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIBBON J. C. Morison.
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading SCOTT R. H. Hutton.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading SCOTT R. H. Hutton.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading See https:// Professor of Logic in the University of Oxford ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
Chapter 1 of Locke by Thomas Fowler holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 1 holds 138 sentences of Locke, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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