Chapter 13 of The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
23. Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I. The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside. 30. William Penn died, 1718.
Chapter 13 of The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “architect” — someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading “The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.”
brought into existence
From this reading “Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I.”
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I.”
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
From this reading “William Penn died, 1718.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I.
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From this reading William Penn died, 1718.
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From this reading 23.
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From this reading 30.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
plural of “architect” — someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
brought into existence
From this reading Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I.
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I.
an old word for “before”
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Newspaper born, 1588.—Editor I.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
From this reading William Penn died, 1718.
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From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
which person or people
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
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From this reading William Penn died, 1718.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The first of architects, who, ere he died, Rear'd _columns_ more than all the world beside.
Chapter 13 of The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 by William Makepeace Thackeray holds 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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.
Chapter 13 holds 323 sentences of The Comic Almanack, Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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