Chapter 11 of Sir George Tressady — Volume I is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Sir George Tressady — Volume I is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That lady sitting by Sir George? What! Lady Maxwell? No--the other side? Oh! that's Lady Leven.
Chapter 11 of Sir George Tressady — Volume I is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"That lady sitting by Sir George?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"That lady sitting by Sir George?”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “Lady Maxwell?”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “No--the other side?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"That lady sitting by Sir George?”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “"That lady sitting by Sir George?”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading "That lady sitting by Sir George?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "That lady sitting by Sir George?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "That lady sitting by Sir George?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! that's Lady Leven.
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Lady Maxwell?
not any; not one
From this reading No--the other side?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! that's Lady Leven.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No--the other side?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading No--the other side?
term of address for a man
From this reading "That lady sitting by Sir George?
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "That lady sitting by Sir George?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That lady sitting by Sir George?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! that's Lady Leven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No--the other side?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What!
Chapter 11 of Sir George Tressady — Volume I by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 529 sentences, grouped into 106 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 11 holds 529 sentences of Sir George Tressady — Volume I, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.
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