Chapter 1 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.) WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. 2.
Chapter 1 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)”
the literary culture
From this reading “THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.”
past form of “preface” — furnish with a preface or introduction
From this reading “WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.”
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From this reading 2.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
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From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
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From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
the literary culture
From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
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From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
past form of “preface” — furnish with a preface or introduction
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY (FRANCES BURNEY.)
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
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From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH NOTES BY W. C. WARD, AND PREFACED BY LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAY.
Chapter 1 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Fanny Burney holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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