Chapter 1 of Old Coaching Days is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Old Coaching Days is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS. _Told by Himself_. With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service. _Price Sixpence_. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of Old Coaching Days is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.”
someone who maintains and audits business accounts
From this reading “With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.”
of or relating to the system for delivering mail
From this reading “With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Told by Himself_.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.
someone who maintains and audits business accounts
From this reading With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Told by Himself_.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.
of or relating to the system for delivering mail
From this reading With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading _Price Sixpence_.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading _Price Sixpence_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MAIL COACH GUARDS.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _Told by Himself_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a Preface by the Controller of the London Postal Service.
Chapter 1 of Old Coaching Days by Moses James Nobbs holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 289 sentences of Old Coaching Days, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Old Coaching Days by Moses James Nobbs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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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