Chapter 1 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COLLOQUIES ON SOCIETY. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY. CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_. 1887. INTRODUCTION.
Chapter 1 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of beginning something new
From this reading “INTRODUCTION.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
a resort town in east central Florida
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “BY ROBERT SOUTHEY.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “COLLOQUIES ON SOCIETY.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.”
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From this reading 1887.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY ROBERT SOUTHEY.
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From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLLOQUIES ON SOCIETY.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading INTRODUCTION.
small in range or scope
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COLLOQUIES ON SOCIETY.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading BY ROBERT SOUTHEY.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading COLLOQUIES ON SOCIETY.
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading BY ROBERT SOUTHEY.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_.
Chapter 1 of Sir Thomas More by Robert Southey holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of Sir Thomas More, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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