Chapter 1 of No Abolition of Slavery is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of No Abolition of Slavery is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A P O E M. _Facit indignatio versus._ HORAT. _Omnia vincit amor._ OVID. [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM. P.
Chapter 1 of No Abolition of Slavery is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “_Omnia vincit amor._ OVID.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “[Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “[Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “[Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “[Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.”
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “[Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A P O E M.
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading _Omnia vincit amor._ OVID.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading A P O E M.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
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From this reading _Facit indignatio versus._ HORAT.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
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From this reading _Facit indignatio versus._ HORAT.
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From this reading _Facit indignatio versus._ HORAT.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A P O E M.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A P O E M.
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From this reading _Omnia vincit amor._ OVID.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading _Omnia vincit amor._ OVID.
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 A P O E M.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
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From this reading [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.] Entered at Stationer's Hall ERRATUM.
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From this reading _Facit indignatio versus._ HORAT.
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From this reading _Omnia vincit amor._ OVID.
Chapter 1 of No Abolition of Slavery by James Boswell holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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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