Chapter 4 of Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 2: Chap. xxxvii. v. 3.] _May_ 11. 1830. SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.
Chapter 4 of Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading “SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.”
a boy or man
From this reading “[Footnote 2: Chap. xxxvii. v.”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 2: Chap. xxxvii. v.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
From this reading “SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.”
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From this reading _May_ 11.
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From this reading 1830.
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Chap. xxxvii. v.
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From this reading 3.]
inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.
a boy or man
From this reading [Footnote 2: Chap. xxxvii. v.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 2: Chap. xxxvii. v.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _May_ 11.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.
British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
From this reading SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading SIR T. MONRO.--SIR S. RAFFLES.--CANNING.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading [Footnote 2: Chap. xxxvii. v.
being seven more than thirty
From this reading [Footnote 2: Chap. xxxvii. v.
Chapter 4 of Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor by Samuel Taylor Coleridge holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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