Chapter 1 of Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches is here in full — 650 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches is here in full — 650 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OTHER SKETCHES. GEO. P. GOFF. Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli. ILLUSTRATED.
Chapter 1 of Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches is here in full — 650 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED.”
an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading “Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli.”
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “OTHER SKETCHES.”
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From this reading Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli.
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From this reading Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli.
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From this reading GEO.
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From this reading P. GOFF.
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From this reading Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED.
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From this reading Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli.
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From this reading Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OTHER SKETCHES.
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. GOFF.
an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli.
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading OTHER SKETCHES.
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From this reading Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli.
Chapter 1 of Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches by George Paul Goff holds 650 sentences, grouped into 130 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 650 sentences of Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches, unabridged, divided into 130 reading sections.
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