Chapter 7 of Philip Massinger is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Philip Massinger is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
V., 2, 215.—C.: (The warran)t. (C)all in the Asian merchants. MS.: ... all in the Asian marchants. (?) “The document” would scan better. V., 2, 216.—C.: 2 MERCHANT.
Chapter 7 of Philip Massinger is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading “(C)all in the Asian merchants.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “(?) “The document” would scan better.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “(?) “The document” would scan better.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “V., 2, 216.—C.: 2 MERCHANT.”
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading “(C)all in the Asian merchants.”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “(?) “The document” would scan better.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “(?) “The document” would scan better.”
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From this reading V., 2, 215.—C.: (The warran)t.
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From this reading V., 2, 215.—C.: (The warran)t.
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From this reading V., 2, 216.—C.: 2 MERCHANT.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading (C)all in the Asian merchants.
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading (C)all in the Asian merchants.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading (?) “The document” would scan better.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading V., 2, 215.—C.: (The warran)t.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading (?) “The document” would scan better.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (C)all in the Asian merchants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MS.: ... all in the Asian marchants.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading V., 2, 216.—C.: 2 MERCHANT.
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading (C)all in the Asian merchants.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading MS.: ... all in the Asian marchants.
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading (?) “The document” would scan better.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading V., 2, 215.—C.: (The warran)t.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading V., 2, 215.—C.: (The warran)t.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V., 2, 215.—C.: (The warran)t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading V., 2, 215.—C.: (The warran)t.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading (?) “The document” would scan better.
Chapter 7 of Philip Massinger by Alfred Hamilton Cruickshank holds 345 sentences, grouped into 69 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 7 holds 345 sentences of Philip Massinger, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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