Chapter 2 of Lucasta is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Lucasta is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p. 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House. It was this which occasioned their committal. In the VERNEY PAPERS (Camd. Soc.
Chapter 2 of Lucasta is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
From this reading “It was this which occasioned their committal.”
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.”
plural of “council” — a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.”
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading “had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.”
English poet (1618-1857)
From this reading “384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.”
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading “It was this which occasioned their committal.”
plural of “parliament” — a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading “had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.”
fearless daring
From this reading “384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.”
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From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
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From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
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From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
anew
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
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From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
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From this reading In the VERNEY PAPERS (Camd.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
From this reading It was this which occasioned their committal.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
plural of “council” — a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the VERNEY PAPERS (Camd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
English poet (1618-1857)
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading It was this which occasioned their committal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading In the VERNEY PAPERS (Camd.
plural of “parliament” — a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
Identical; not different.
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
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From this reading Soc.
fearless daring
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was this which occasioned their committal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this which occasioned their committal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading had been ordered by the House of Commons to be burned by the common hangman (PARLIAMENTS AND COUNCILS OF ENGLAND, 1839, p.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 384), Boteler and Lovelace had the temerity, on the 30th of the same month, to come up to London, and present it again to the House.
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From this reading In the VERNEY PAPERS (Camd.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this which occasioned their committal.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was this which occasioned their committal.
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