Chapter 2 of Notes and Queries — Number 80 is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Notes and Queries — Number 80 is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HENRY H. BREEN. St. Lucia, March, 1851. * * * * * SAN MARINO. (Vol. iii., p. 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
Chapter 2 of Notes and Queries — Number 80 is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fief” — a piece of land held under the feudal system
From this reading “321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.”
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.”
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
From this reading “321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.”
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading “321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.”
Italian poet (1569-1625)
From this reading “* * * * * SAN MARINO.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.”
past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading “321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.”
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From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
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From this reading St. Lucia, March, 1851.
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From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
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From this reading HENRY H. BREEN.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
plural of “fief” — a piece of land held under the feudal system
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading HENRY H. BREEN.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY H. BREEN.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading (Vol. iii., p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
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From this reading St. Lucia, March, 1851.
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From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
march in a procession
From this reading St. Lucia, March, 1851.
Italian poet (1569-1625)
From this reading * * * * * SAN MARINO.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
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 (Vol. iii., p.
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From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
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From this reading * * * * * SAN MARINO.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
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From this reading St. Lucia, March, 1851.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Vol. iii., p.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 321.) On the death of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, without legitimate male issue, in October, 1468, Pope Paul II. declared Rimini and his other fiefs to have reverted to the Holy See.
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