Chapter 7 of The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill. MAY [1838 BOWING AND HARROWING. [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation! ☿ ☊ ♏ MAY the QUEEN live for ever! huzza! ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
Chapter 7 of The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.”
the ceremony of installing a new monarch
From this reading “[Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.”
extremely painful
From this reading “MAY [1838 BOWING AND HARROWING.”
plural of “rig” — gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
From this reading “♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!”
past form of “second” — give support or one's approval to
From this reading “Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.”
plural of “tory” — an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading “♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!”
plural of “whig” — a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
From this reading “♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “☿ ☊ ♏ MAY the QUEEN live for ever! huzza!”
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From this reading MAY [1838 BOWING AND HARROWING.
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From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAY [1838 BOWING AND HARROWING.
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading MAY [1838 BOWING AND HARROWING.
the ceremony of installing a new monarch
From this reading [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
at any time
From this reading ☿ ☊ ♏ MAY the QUEEN live for ever! huzza!
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ☿ ☊ ♏ MAY the QUEEN live for ever! huzza!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!
extremely painful
From this reading MAY [1838 BOWING AND HARROWING.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
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From this reading ☿ ☊ ♏ MAY the QUEEN live for ever! huzza!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ☿ ☊ ♏ MAY the QUEEN live for ever! huzza!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MAY [1838 BOWING AND HARROWING.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
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From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!
not any; not one
From this reading ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
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 Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading ☿ ☊ ♏ MAY the QUEEN live for ever! huzza!
plural of “rig” — gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
From this reading ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
express in words
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
past form of “second” — give support or one's approval to
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!
term of address for a man
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: MAY the grand Coronation give joy to the Nation!
plural of “tory” — an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
plural of “whig” — a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
From this reading ♑ ♌ △ MAY Tories and Whigs run no more of their rigs!
which person or people
From this reading Footnote 3: Sir O. Moseley, who lost his election, they say, from having seconded Sir Andrews' Sunday Bill.
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