Chapter 1 of Peter Parley's Visit to London, During the Coronation of Queen Victoria is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Peter Parley's Visit to London, During the Coronation of Queen Victoria is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VISIT TO LONDON. LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE. DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA. LONDON: CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET. MDCCCXXXIX.
Chapter 1 of Peter Parley's Visit to London, During the Coronation of Queen Victoria is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “LONDON: CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.”
the ceremony of installing a new monarch
From this reading “DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA.”
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
From this reading “LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.”
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “LONDON: CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.”
make square
From this reading “LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “LONDON: CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA.”
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading LONDON: CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.
the ceremony of installing a new monarch
From this reading DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
From this reading LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading LONDON: CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading VISIT TO LONDON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MDCCCXXXIX.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.
make square
From this reading LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: CLARKE, PRINTERS, SILVER STREET, FALCON SQUARE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading LONDON: CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VISIT TO LONDON.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading DURING THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading VISIT TO LONDON.
Chapter 1 of Peter Parley's Visit to London, During the Coronation of Queen Victoria by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich holds 30 sentences, grouped into 6 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.
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