Chapter 5 of The Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator' is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator' is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings. 19. _a perverse beautiful widow_. v. Appendix II. 22.
Chapter 5 of The Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator' is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading “Appendix II.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “_a perverse beautiful widow_. v.”
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.”
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading “In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.”
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
From this reading “_a perverse beautiful widow_. v.”
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
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From this reading 19.
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From this reading 22.
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From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _a perverse beautiful widow_. v.
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading Appendix II.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading _a perverse beautiful widow_. v.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Appendix II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
From this reading _a perverse beautiful widow_. v.
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From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
term of address for a man
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In _Spectator_ 329 Sir Roger says that he is staying in Norfolk- Buildings.
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 _a perverse beautiful widow_. v.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading _a perverse beautiful widow_. v.
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