Chapter 21 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1699 sentences across 340 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1699 sentences across 340 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOUGLAS, RIGHT REV. HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co. Dumfries 1781–1857_). _b._ Lockaby house 22 Feb. 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
Chapter 21 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1699 sentences across 340 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “DOUGLAS, RIGHT REV.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “_b._ Lockaby house 22 Feb.”
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading “1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.”
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 “HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “_b._ Lockaby house 22 Feb.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “DOUGLAS, RIGHT REV.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.”
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From this reading Dumfries 1781–1857_).
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From this reading 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
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From this reading Dumfries 1781–1857_).
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From this reading _b._ Lockaby house 22 Feb.
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From this reading HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _b._ Lockaby house 22 Feb.
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From this reading 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.
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From this reading 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading DOUGLAS, RIGHT REV.
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From this reading HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.
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From this reading Dumfries 1781–1857_).
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading _b._ Lockaby house 22 Feb.
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
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 HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _b._ Lockaby house 22 Feb.
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From this reading _b._ Lockaby house 22 Feb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading DOUGLAS, RIGHT REV.
precisely, exactly
From this reading DOUGLAS, RIGHT REV.
a male human offspring
From this reading HENRY ALEXANDER (_5 son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Dryfesdale, co.
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From this reading 1821; ed. at Glasgow Univ. and Balliol coll.
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