Chapter 27 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY FRANCES E. TROLLOPE. Anne Furness. Mabel’s Progress. Like Ships upon the Sea. BY T. ADOLPHUS TROLLOPE.
Chapter 27 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne Furness.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “BY FRANCES E. TROLLOPE.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Like Ships upon the Sea.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “Mabel’s Progress.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Like Ships upon the Sea.”
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “Like Ships upon the Sea.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Like Ships upon the Sea.”
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In this reading “Like Ships upon the Sea.”
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From this reading BY T. ADOLPHUS TROLLOPE.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne Furness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY FRANCES E. TROLLOPE.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading BY FRANCES E. TROLLOPE.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading BY FRANCES E. TROLLOPE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Furness.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like Ships upon the Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabel’s Progress.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Mabel’s Progress.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Like Ships upon the Sea.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Like Ships upon the Sea.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading BY T. ADOLPHUS TROLLOPE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like Ships upon the Sea.
English writer of novels (1815-1882)
From this reading BY FRANCES E. TROLLOPE.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Like Ships upon the Sea.
Chapter 27 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 27 holds 386 sentences of Original Plays, Second Series, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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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