Chapter 6 of Old Friends: Essays in Epistolary Parody is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Old Friends: Essays in Epistolary Parody is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PISCATOR. XIV. _From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_. WILLIAM NYE’S EXPERIMENT. Angel’s.
Chapter 6 of Old Friends: Essays in Epistolary Parody is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading “WILLIAM NYE’S EXPERIMENT.”
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
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 “_From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.”
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading “_From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.”
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possessive form of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Angel’s.
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From this reading _From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading WILLIAM NYE’S EXPERIMENT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
From this reading _From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.
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 _From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.
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From this reading WILLIAM NYE’S EXPERIMENT.
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From this reading PISCATOR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading _From Truthful James to Mr. Bret Harte_.
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From this reading WILLIAM NYE’S EXPERIMENT.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading XIV.
Chapter 6 of Old Friends: Essays in Epistolary Parody by Andrew Lang holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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