Chapter 25 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1685 sentences across 337 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1685 sentences across 337 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLEMING, EDWARD CARY. Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug. 1819, of 53 foot 24 Feb. 1820, of 24 foot 6 Nov. 1823 to 1 March 1833; C.B.
Chapter 25 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1685 sentences across 337 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.”
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
From this reading “Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.”
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 “FLEMING, EDWARD CARY.”
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
From this reading “Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “1819, of 53 foot 24 Feb.”
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading “FLEMING, EDWARD CARY.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “1820, of 24 foot 6 Nov.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.”
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From this reading 1823 to 1 March 1833; C.B.
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From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
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From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1819, of 53 foot 24 Feb.
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From this reading 1820, of 24 foot 6 Nov.
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From this reading 1823 to 1 March 1833; C.B.
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From this reading 1823 to 1 March 1833; C.B.
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From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1819, of 53 foot 24 Feb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1819, of 53 foot 24 Feb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1820, of 24 foot 6 Nov.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading 1823 to 1 March 1833; C.B.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading 1823 to 1 March 1833; C.B.
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From this reading FLEMING, EDWARD CARY.
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
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 FLEMING, EDWARD CARY.
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading 1819, of 53 foot 24 Feb.
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading FLEMING, EDWARD CARY.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
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From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
march in a procession
From this reading 1823 to 1 March 1833; C.B.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading 1820, of 24 foot 6 Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Ensign 31 foot 1803; lieut. col. of 2 Ceylon regiment 12 Aug.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1823 to 1 March 1833; C.B.
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