Chapter 27 of Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sketches of new scenes, 423. A critical essay on taste, 424. The pleasures of the table, 425. A whimsical exhibition, 426. Canine sobriety, 427.
Chapter 27 of Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading “Canine sobriety, 427.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “A critical essay on taste, 424.”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “A critical essay on taste, 424.”
the act of exhibiting
From this reading “A whimsical exhibition, 426.”
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “The pleasures of the table, 425.”
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “Sketches of new scenes, 423.”
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
From this reading “Canine sobriety, 427.”
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
From this reading “A whimsical exhibition, 426.”
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From this reading Sketches of new scenes, 423.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A critical essay on taste, 424.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pleasures of the table, 425.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A whimsical exhibition, 426.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Canine sobriety, 427.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A critical essay on taste, 424.
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading Canine sobriety, 427.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading A critical essay on taste, 424.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading A critical essay on taste, 424.
the act of exhibiting
From this reading A whimsical exhibition, 426.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Sketches of new scenes, 423.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sketches of new scenes, 423.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A critical essay on taste, 424.
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The pleasures of the table, 425.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Sketches of new scenes, 423.
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Sketches of new scenes, 423.
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
From this reading Canine sobriety, 427.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The pleasures of the table, 425.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading A critical essay on taste, 424.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pleasures of the table, 425.
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
From this reading A whimsical exhibition, 426.
Chapter 27 of Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. by John, active Badcock holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 27 holds 202 sentences of Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II., unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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