Chapter 8 of Sir Edwin Landseer is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Sir Edwin Landseer is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A.D. 1862 TO A.D. 1873. MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER. The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
Chapter 8 of Sir Edwin Landseer is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “connoisseur” — an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading “MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.”
third-person singular of “dispose” — give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading “MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.”
plural of “exhibition” — the act of exhibiting
From this reading “The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.”
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.”
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.”
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.”
in a statistically significant way
From this reading “The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.”
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From this reading 1862 TO A.D.
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From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
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From this reading 1873.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
the act of closing something
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
plural of “connoisseur” — an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
third-person singular of “dispose” — give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
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From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
plural of “exhibition” — the act of exhibiting
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
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From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
in a statistically significant way
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
term of address for a man
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
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From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1862 TO A.D.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The years 1862 and 1863 were, so far as the Exhibitions were concerned, significantly void of the fruits of Sir Edwin’s art.
a late time of life
From this reading MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES--THE CONNOISSEURS--THE SWANNERY INVADED--CLOSING YEARS--DEATH OF LANDSEER.
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