Chapter 12 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GAWYN GOODLUCKE. TRISTRAM TRUSTIE. C. CUSTANCE. SYM SURESBY. _Ga.
Chapter 12 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading “TRISTRAM TRUSTIE.”
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. CUSTANCE.
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From this reading C. CUSTANCE.
the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
From this reading _Ga.
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From this reading GAWYN GOODLUCKE.
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From this reading GAWYN GOODLUCKE.
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From this reading SYM SURESBY.
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From this reading SYM SURESBY.
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading TRISTRAM TRUSTIE.
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From this reading TRISTRAM TRUSTIE.
Chapter 12 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare by Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley holds 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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 12 holds 361 sentences of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare by Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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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