Chapter 1 of Thackeray is here in full — 810 sentences across 162 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Thackeray is here in full — 810 sentences across 162 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text. It only appears in the word "Public[=o]la". A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text. London: MacMillan and Co. 1879. The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.
Chapter 1 of Thackeray is here in full — 810 sentences across 162 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It only appears in the word "Public[=o]la".”
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading “A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.”
a brief written record
From this reading “A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.”
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading “The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.”
the process of generating offspring
From this reading “The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.”
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading “The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.”
the words of something written
From this reading “The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.”
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From this reading London: MacMillan and Co. 1879.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: MacMillan and Co. 1879.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It only appears in the word "Public[=o]la".
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: MacMillan and Co. 1879.
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
set up or found
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It only appears in the word "Public[=o]la".
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading It only appears in the word "Public[=o]la".
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: MacMillan and Co. 1879.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: MacMillan and Co. 1879.
a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
a brief written record
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
and nothing more
From this reading It only appears in the word "Public[=o]la".
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading It only appears in the word "Public[=o]la".
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
the process of generating offspring
From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.
the words of something written
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A detailed transcriber's note will be found at the end of the text.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The letter "o" with a macron is rendered [=o] in this text.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading It only appears in the word "Public[=o]la".
Chapter 1 of Thackeray by Anthony Trollope holds 810 sentences, grouped into 162 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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