Chapter 1 of Nestleton Magna is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Nestleton Magna is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NESTLETON MAGNA. NESTLETON MAGNA. _YORKSHIRE METHODISM._ J. JACKSON WRAY. Thirtieth Thousand. JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
Chapter 1 of Nestleton Magna is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “_YORKSHIRE METHODISM._ J. JACKSON WRAY.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.”
the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
From this reading “_YORKSHIRE METHODISM._ J. JACKSON WRAY.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.”
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
From this reading “Thirtieth Thousand.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Thirtieth Thousand.”
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _YORKSHIRE METHODISM._ J. JACKSON WRAY.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading _YORKSHIRE METHODISM._ J. JACKSON WRAY.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
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From this reading NESTLETON MAGNA.
the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
From this reading _YORKSHIRE METHODISM._ J. JACKSON WRAY.
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From this reading NESTLETON MAGNA.
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
From this reading Thirtieth Thousand.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thirtieth Thousand.
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From this reading _YORKSHIRE METHODISM._ J. JACKSON WRAY.
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading _YORKSHIRE METHODISM._ J. JACKSON WRAY.
Chapter 1 of Nestleton Magna by J. Jackson (James Jackson) Wray holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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 46 sentences of Nestleton Magna, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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