Chapter 9 of The foreign debt of English literature is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The foreign debt of English literature is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203. Farquhar, George, 78, 177. Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, 244. Filicaia, Vincenzo da, 208. Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
Chapter 9 of The foreign debt of English literature is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.”
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading “Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Farquhar, George, 78, 177.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
From this reading “Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.”
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From this reading Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
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From this reading Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
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From this reading Farquhar, George, 78, 177.
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From this reading Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.
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From this reading Filicaia, Vincenzo da, 208.
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From this reading Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
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From this reading Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, 244.
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From this reading Farquhar, George, 78, 177.
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading Filicaia, Vincenzo da, 208.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.
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From this reading Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.
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From this reading Farquhar, George, 78, 177.
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From this reading Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, 244.
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Filicaia, Vincenzo da, 208.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Farquhar, George, 78, 177.
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From this reading Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, 244.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
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From this reading Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, 244.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
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From this reading Fielding, Henry, 78, 177; _Joseph Andrews_, 173, 224; _Mock-Doctor_, 171.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
From this reading Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading Fairfax, Edward; translation of Tasso, 203.
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From this reading Filicaia, Vincenzo da, 208.
Chapter 9 of The foreign debt of English literature by T. G. (Thomas George) Tucker holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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