Chapter 1 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir =John Vanbrugh=. =Volume= _the_ =Second=. The =Confederacy=. The =Mistake=. The =Country House=.
Chapter 1 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading “The =Confederacy=.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “The =Country House=.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “The =Country House=.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Sir =John Vanbrugh=.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “The =Mistake=.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “=Volume= _the_ =Second=.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir =John Vanbrugh=.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “=Volume= _the_ =Second=.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
In this reading “The =Country House=.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading The =Confederacy=.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The =Country House=.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The =Country House=.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Sir =John Vanbrugh=.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The =Mistake=.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading =Volume= _the_ =Second=.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir =John Vanbrugh=.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Volume= _the_ =Second=.
English architect (1664-1726)
From this reading Sir =John Vanbrugh=.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading =Volume= _the_ =Second=.
Chapter 1 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second by John Vanbrugh holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 445 sentences of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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