Chapter 18 of Second Plays is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Second Plays is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT. Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE. Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE. Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY. Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.
Chapter 18 of Second Plays is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.
Chapter 18 of Second Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 18 holds 398 sentences of Second Plays, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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