Chapter 25 of Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pleasing intelligence, 371. Moralizing a little, 373. Cries of London, 374. The Blacking Poet, 375. Literary squabble 376.
Chapter 25 of Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Cries of London, 374.”
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading “Pleasing intelligence, 371.”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “Literary squabble 376.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “Cries of London, 374.”
indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
From this reading “Moralizing a little, 373.”
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading “Pleasing intelligence, 371.”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “The Blacking Poet, 375.”
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading “Literary squabble 376.”
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From this reading Pleasing intelligence, 371.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moralizing a little, 373.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cries of London, 374.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Blacking Poet, 375.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Literary squabble 376.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Moralizing a little, 373.
a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
From this reading The Blacking Poet, 375.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Cries of London, 374.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Pleasing intelligence, 371.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading Literary squabble 376.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Moralizing a little, 373.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Cries of London, 374.
indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
From this reading Moralizing a little, 373.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cries of London, 374.
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading Pleasing intelligence, 371.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The Blacking Poet, 375.
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading Literary squabble 376.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Blacking Poet, 375.
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