Chapter 1 of Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 2 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 2 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mirror for Magistrates. T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London. Mirror for Magistrates. JOSEPH HASLEWOOD. VOLUME II.
Chapter 1 of Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 2 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.”
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “JOSEPH HASLEWOOD.”
plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading “Mirror for Magistrates.”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “Mirror for Magistrates.”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “VOLUME II.”
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From this reading T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mirror for Magistrates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOSEPH HASLEWOOD.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading VOLUME II.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading JOSEPH HASLEWOOD.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading Mirror for Magistrates.
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Mirror for Magistrates.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME II.
Chapter 1 of Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 2 by Joseph [Editor] Haslewood holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 104 sentences of Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 2, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 2 by Joseph [Editor] Haslewood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 104 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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How to work through Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 2, Part 2 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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