Chapter 26 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1680 sentences across 336 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1680 sentences across 336 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S. 1740–1807_). _b._ 30 Nov. 1776; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A.
Chapter 26 of Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H is here in full — 1680 sentences across 336 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading “Cam., B.A.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.”
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading “FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “_b._ 30 Nov.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.”
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From this reading 1740–1807_).
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From this reading 1776; ed. at Trin. coll.
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From this reading 1740–1807_).
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From this reading _b._ 30 Nov.
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From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cam., B.A.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 1776; ed. at Trin. coll.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _b._ 30 Nov.
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From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading Cam., B.A.
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From this reading 1776; ed. at Trin. coll.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading 1776; ed. at Trin. coll.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
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From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _b._ 30 Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
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From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
a male human offspring
From this reading FRERE, BARTHOLOMEW (_5 son of John Frere of Roydon, Norfolk, F.R.S.
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From this reading 1776; ed. at Trin. coll.
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