Chapter 15 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Londonderry, 4th Marquess of, i. 203 Londonderry, Marchioness of, ii. 251 Longfellow, H. W., iii. 319 Lord's Cricket Ground, ii. 345; iii.
Chapter 15 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “319 Lord's Cricket Ground, ii.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “319 Lord's Cricket Ground, ii.”
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading “251 Longfellow, H. W., iii.”
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “319 Lord's Cricket Ground, ii.”
the wife or widow of a marquis
From this reading “203 Londonderry, Marchioness of, ii.”
nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
From this reading “Londonderry, 4th Marquess of, i.”
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From this reading 203 Londonderry, Marchioness of, ii.
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From this reading 251 Longfellow, H. W., iii.
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From this reading 319 Lord's Cricket Ground, ii.
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From this reading 345; iii.
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From this reading Londonderry, 4th Marquess of, i.
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading 319 Lord's Cricket Ground, ii.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading 319 Lord's Cricket Ground, ii.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading 251 Longfellow, H. W., iii.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Londonderry, 4th Marquess of, i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 203 Londonderry, Marchioness of, ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 251 Longfellow, H. W., iii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Londonderry, 4th Marquess of, i.
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading 251 Longfellow, H. W., iii.
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading 319 Lord's Cricket Ground, ii.
the wife or widow of a marquis
From this reading 203 Londonderry, Marchioness of, ii.
nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
From this reading Londonderry, 4th Marquess of, i.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Londonderry, 4th Marquess of, i.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading 251 Longfellow, H. W., iii.
Chapter 15 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4 by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
Chapter 15 holds 386 sentences of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 4, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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