Chapter 1 of Oxford Days is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Oxford Days is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE. BY A RESIDENT M.A. LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST. JOHN’S SQUARE. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of Oxford Days is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST.”
living in a particular place
From this reading “BY A RESIDENT M.A.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.”
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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 BY A RESIDENT M.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY A RESIDENT M.A.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN’S SQUARE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY A RESIDENT M.A.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST.
living in a particular place
From this reading BY A RESIDENT M.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading OXFORD DAYS; OR, HOW ROSS GOT HIS DEGREE.
make square
From this reading JOHN’S SQUARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST.
Chapter 1 of Oxford Days by F. E. (Frederic Edward) Weatherly holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 208 sentences of Oxford Days, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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