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Chapter 20 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1696 sentences across 340 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DENISON, RIGHT REV. EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co. Nottingham, M.P. for Chichester, who d. 6 May 1820_). _b._ 34 Harley st.
Chapter 20 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1696 sentences across 340 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “DENISON, RIGHT REV.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “DENISON, RIGHT REV.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.”
English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
From this reading “EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.”
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In this reading “EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.”
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From this reading 6 May 1820_).
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From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
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From this reading _b._ 34 Harley st.
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From this reading 6 May 1820_).
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _b._ 34 Harley st.
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From this reading Nottingham, M.P. for Chichester, who d.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Nottingham, M.P. for Chichester, who d.
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From this reading DENISON, RIGHT REV.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nottingham, M.P. for Chichester, who d.
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From this reading _b._ 34 Harley st.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Nottingham, M.P. for Chichester, who d.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 6 May 1820_).
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
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From this reading Nottingham, M.P. for Chichester, who d.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
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From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
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 Nottingham, M.P. for Chichester, who d.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading DENISON, RIGHT REV.
precisely, exactly
From this reading DENISON, RIGHT REV.
a male human offspring
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _b._ 34 Harley st.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
which person or people
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
From this reading EDWARD (_2 son of John Wilkinson, who took name of Denison, of Ossington, co.
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