Chapter 17 of Naval songs and ballads is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Naval songs and ballads is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
P. 222. =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c. 5 [15]). On the action described see Charnock, v.
Chapter 17 of Naval songs and ballads is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “On the action described see Charnock, v.”
the people of Great Britain
From this reading “=A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “=A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “On the action described see Charnock, v.”
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “=A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “=A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “=A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.”
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From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
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From this reading 5 [15]).
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From this reading 222.
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From this reading 5 [15]).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading On the action described see Charnock, v.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the action described see Charnock, v.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading On the action described see Charnock, v.
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
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From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P.
a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On the action described see Charnock, v.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =A New Song on Captain O’Brian.= Original in _Captain O’Brian’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark, 11621, c.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading On the action described see Charnock, v.
Chapter 17 of Naval songs and ballads by C. H. (Charles Harding) [Editor] Firth holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 17 holds 396 sentences of Naval songs and ballads, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Naval songs and ballads by C. H. (Charles Harding) [Editor] Firth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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