Chapter 1 of The English Spy is here in full — 5468 sentences across 1094 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The English Spy is here in full — 5468 sentences across 1094 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS. BY BERNARD BLACKMANTLE. ROBERT CRUIKSHANK. By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO.
Chapter 1 of The English Spy is here in full — 5468 sentences across 1094 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “BY BERNARD BLACKMANTLE.”
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS.”
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading “By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS.”
great merriment
From this reading “By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “LONDON: PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO.”
exposing human folly to ridicule
From this reading “CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS.”
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading “LONDON: PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading BY BERNARD BLACKMANTLE.
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From this reading BY BERNARD BLACKMANTLE.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY BERNARD BLACKMANTLE.
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO.
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From this reading ROBERT CRUIKSHANK.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading LONDON: PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, 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 LONDON: PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO.
great merriment
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading LONDON: PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT CRUIKSHANK.
exposing human folly to ridicule
From this reading CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS.
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading LONDON: PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By Frolic, Mirth, and Fancy gay, Old Father Time is borne away.
Chapter 1 of The English Spy by C. M. (Charles Molloy) Westmacott holds 5468 sentences, grouped into 1094 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.
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