Chapter 1 of Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1 is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1 is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. VOL. I. BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1 is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1 by Thomas De Quincey holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 1 holds 425 sentences of Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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