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Chapter 11 of Quodlibet: Containing Some Annals Thereof ... is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Third Era. Divisions in Quodlibet continue. Fomented by the women. Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature. Prostration of business in the Borough.
Chapter 11 of Quodlibet: Containing Some Annals Thereof ... is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the administrative divisions of a large city
From this reading “Prostration of business in the Borough.”
third-person singular of “disappoint” — fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
From this reading “Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.”
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading “Divisions in Quodlibet continue.”
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading “Third Era.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.”
past form of “foment” — try to stir up public opinion
From this reading “Fomented by the women.”
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading “Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.”
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading “Prostration of business in the Borough.”
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one of the administrative divisions of a large city
From this reading Prostration of business in the Borough.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Prostration of business in the Borough.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fomented by the women.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Divisions in Quodlibet continue.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.
third-person singular of “disappoint” — fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
From this reading Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading Divisions in Quodlibet continue.
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading Third Era.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.
past form of “foment” — try to stir up public opinion
From this reading Fomented by the women.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Divisions in Quodlibet continue.
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prostration of business in the Borough.
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading Prostration of business in the Borough.
an issue that is presented for formal disputation
From this reading Divisions in Quodlibet continue.
on the contrary
From this reading Fog rather disappoints his friends by his course in the Legislature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fomented by the women.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Third Era.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Fomented by the women.
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