Chapter 1 of M. P.'s in Session is here in full — 684 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of M. P.'s in Session is here in full — 684 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
M.P.'s IN SESSION. From MR. PUNCH'S PARLIAMENTARY PORTRAIT GALLERY. BY HARRY FURNISS. FAMILIAR FACES.
Chapter 1 of M. P.'s in Session is here in full — 684 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “FAMILIAR FACES.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “FAMILIAR FACES.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “PUNCH'S PARLIAMENTARY PORTRAIT GALLERY.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “BY HARRY FURNISS.”
relating to or having the nature of a parliament
From this reading “PUNCH'S PARLIAMENTARY PORTRAIT GALLERY.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “PUNCH'S PARLIAMENTARY PORTRAIT GALLERY.”
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading “M.P.'s IN SESSION.”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY HARRY FURNISS.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading FAMILIAR FACES.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading FAMILIAR FACES.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY HARRY FURNISS.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading PUNCH'S PARLIAMENTARY PORTRAIT GALLERY.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading BY HARRY FURNISS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M.P.'s IN SESSION.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M.P.'s IN SESSION.
a form of address for a man
From this reading From MR.
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 M.P.'s IN SESSION.
relating to or having the nature of a parliament
From this reading PUNCH'S PARLIAMENTARY PORTRAIT GALLERY.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading PUNCH'S PARLIAMENTARY PORTRAIT GALLERY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUNCH'S PARLIAMENTARY PORTRAIT GALLERY.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading M.P.'s IN SESSION.
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading M.P.'s IN SESSION.
Chapter 1 of M. P.'s in Session by Harry Furniss holds 684 sentences, grouped into 137 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.
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