Chapter 13 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fashoda incident, iv. 11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii. 106 _seq._ Faure, President, death, iv. 35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii. 187 _seq._; iii.
Chapter 13 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “106 _seq._ Faure, President, death, iv.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii.”
plural of “grant” — any monetary aid
From this reading “35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.”
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 “35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.”
bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
From this reading “11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “Fashoda incident, iv.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “106 _seq._ Faure, President, death, iv.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.”
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From this reading 106 _seq._ Faure, President, death, iv.
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From this reading 11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii.
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From this reading 187 _seq._; iii.
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From this reading 11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii.
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From this reading 11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii.
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From this reading 35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading 106 _seq._ Faure, President, death, iv.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fashoda incident, iv.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading 11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 106 _seq._ Faure, President, death, iv.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.
plural of “grant” — any monetary aid
From this reading 35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.
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 35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.
bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
From this reading 11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 11, 28, 30 "Father Ignatius," ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 187 _seq._; iii.
a single distinct event
From this reading Fashoda incident, iv.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Fashoda incident, iv.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading 106 _seq._ Faure, President, death, iv.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading 35 Fawcett, Henry, and Royal grants, ii.
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From this reading 106 _seq._ Faure, President, death, iv.
Chapter 13 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4 by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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