Chapter 4 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1755 sentences across 351 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1755 sentences across 351 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARING, HENRY BINGHAM. _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec. 1832, and for Marlborough 11 Dec. 1832 to 11 Nov.
Chapter 4 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1755 sentences across 351 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the removal of covering
From this reading “BARING, HENRY BINGHAM.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “BARING, HENRY BINGHAM.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “_b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.”
march in a procession
From this reading “_b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “1832 to 11 Nov.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “_b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.”
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From this reading 1832, and for Marlborough 11 Dec.
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From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
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From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
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From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
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From this reading 1832, and for Marlborough 11 Dec.
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From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
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From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
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From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1832, and for Marlborough 11 Dec.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
the removal of covering
From this reading BARING, HENRY BINGHAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARING, HENRY BINGHAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading BARING, HENRY BINGHAM.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
march in a procession
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1832, and for Marlborough 11 Dec.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading 1832 to 11 Nov.
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
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 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1825; M.P. for Callington 31 July 1830 to 3 Dec.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _b._ York place, London 4 March 1804; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
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