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Chapter 1 of The Bath Comedy is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO. PREFACE SCENE I. SCENE II. SCENE III. SCENE IV. SCENE V. SCENE VI.
Chapter 1 of The Bath Comedy is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading “_Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “_Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE SCENE I. SCENE II.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “_Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “_Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “_Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “_Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.”
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From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PREFACE SCENE I. SCENE II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading PREFACE SCENE I. SCENE II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SCENE III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading SCENE IV.
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From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
small in range or scope
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
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From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
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From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE SCENE I. SCENE II.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading PREFACE SCENE I. SCENE II.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading _Authors of 'The Pride of Jennico,' &c._ _London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1900_ GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
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 SCENE V. SCENE VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SCENE V. SCENE VI.
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