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Chapter 1 of Our Hundred Days in Europe is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUR HUNDRED DAYS IN EUROPE. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82. From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY. A PROSPECTIVE VISIT. After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
Chapter 1 of Our Hundred Days in Europe is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.”
serving to open or begin
From this reading “From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.”
a reformed prostitute
From this reading “From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.”
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading “A PROSPECTIVE VISIT.”
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading “From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.”
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading “From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.”
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From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
later than; following
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
how long something has existed
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
any large and important church
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
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From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading OUR HUNDRED DAYS IN EUROPE.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading OUR HUNDRED DAYS IN EUROPE.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.
ten 10s
From this reading OUR HUNDRED DAYS IN EUROPE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUR HUNDRED DAYS IN EUROPE.
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
serving to open or begin
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
a reformed prostitute
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR HUNDRED DAYS IN EUROPE.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
the local environment
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading A PROSPECTIVE VISIT.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A PROSPECTIVE VISIT.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
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From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AT THE AGE OF 82.
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading From a painting by Sarah W. Whitman ROBERT BROWNING MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD SALISBURY CATHEDRAL PLACE DE LA CONCORDE INTRODUCTORY.
a late time of life
From this reading After an interval of more than fifty years, I propose taking a second look at some parts of Europe.
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