Chapter 12 of Recollections of Europe is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Recollections of Europe is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English. --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President. --American Diplomatist. To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY. I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
Chapter 12 of Recollections of Europe is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading “To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY.”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.”
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading “To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY.”
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading “--Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.”
plural of “presentation” — the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading “--Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.”
plural of “reception” — the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “--Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.”
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading “To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY.”
the activity of making visits
From this reading “--Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
an official engaged in international negotiations
From this reading --American Diplomatist.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English.
agreeably diverting
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY.
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
communication between individuals
From this reading Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laws of Intercourse.--Americans in Europe.--Americans and English.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
plural of “presentation” — the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
on the contrary
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
plural of “reception” — the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To JAMES STEVENSON, ESQUIRE, ALBANY.
being of use or service
From this reading I intend this letter to be useful rather than entertaining.
the activity of making visits
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading --Visiting in America.--Etiquette of Visits.--Presentations at Foreign Courts.--Royal Receptions.--American Pride.--Pay of the President.
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