Chapter 1 of My life and balloon experiences is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of My life and balloon experiences is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING. BY HENRY COXWELL. London: W. H. ALLEN & CO. 13 WATERLOO PLACE, S. W. 1887.
Chapter 1 of My life and balloon experiences is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “London: W. H. ALLEN & CO.”
flying in a balloon
From this reading “WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.”
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 “BY HENRY COXWELL.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London: W. H. ALLEN & CO.”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.”
functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading “WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “13 WATERLOO PLACE, S. W.”
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From this reading 13 WATERLOO PLACE, S. W.
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From this reading 1887.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading London: W. H. ALLEN & CO.
flying in a balloon
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY HENRY COXWELL.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: W. H. ALLEN & CO.
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From this reading BY HENRY COXWELL.
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 London: W. H. ALLEN & CO.
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 BY HENRY COXWELL.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: W. H. ALLEN & CO.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 13 WATERLOO PLACE, S. W.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 13 WATERLOO PLACE, S. W.
functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.
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 London: W. H. ALLEN & CO.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading 13 WATERLOO PLACE, S. W.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER ON MILITARY BALLOONING.
Chapter 1 of My life and balloon experiences by Henry Tracey Coxwell holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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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