Chapter 3 of Manners: A Novel, Vol 2 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Manners: A Novel, Vol 2 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quid RomÊ faciam? Mentiri nescio[3]. JUVENAL. I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth. SHAKESPEARE.
Chapter 3 of Manners: A Novel, Vol 2 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the early stage of growth or development
From this reading “I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.”
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading “Quid RomÊ faciam?”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE.”
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.”
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.”
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From this reading Mentiri nescio[3].
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
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From this reading Quid RomÊ faciam?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
From this reading JUVENAL.
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From this reading Mentiri nescio[3].
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From this reading Mentiri nescio[3].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading Quid RomÊ faciam?
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From this reading Quid RomÊ faciam?
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am as true as Truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of Truth.
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