Chapter 1 of Rejected Addresses is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Rejected Addresses is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY JAMES SMITH & HORACE SMITH. “Fired that the House reject him! ’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!” POPE. _NEW EDITION_.
Chapter 1 of Rejected Addresses is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
having lost your job
From this reading ““Fired that the House reject him!”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!””
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “BY JAMES SMITH & HORACE SMITH.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “POPE.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!””
refuse to accept or acknowledge
From this reading ““Fired that the House reject him!”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “BY JAMES SMITH & HORACE SMITH.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JAMES SMITH & HORACE SMITH.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _NEW EDITION_.
having lost your job
From this reading “Fired that the House reject him!
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Fired that the House reject him!
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading BY JAMES SMITH & HORACE SMITH.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Fired that the House reject him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!”
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 BY JAMES SMITH & HORACE SMITH.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _NEW EDITION_.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading POPE.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading ’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!”
refuse to accept or acknowledge
From this reading “Fired that the House reject him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading ’Sdeath, I’ll print it, And shame the Fools!”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading BY JAMES SMITH & HORACE SMITH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Fired that the House reject him!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Fired that the House reject him!
Chapter 1 of Rejected Addresses by James Smith holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 397 sentences of Rejected Addresses, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Rejected Addresses by James Smith exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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