Chapter 12 of The fourth progressive reader is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The fourth progressive reader is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS. CAUDLE. JERROLD. Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857. He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
Chapter 12 of The fourth progressive reader is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.”
the item at the end
From this reading “He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.”
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading “XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS.”
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading “He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.”
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.”
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From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
brought into existence
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAUDLE.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JERROLD.
the item at the end
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS.
the literary culture
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS.
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was first a midshipman in the navy, then a printer, and lastly, a man of letters by profession.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Douglas William Jerrold was born in London in 1803, and died in 1857.
being one more than ninety
From this reading XCI.—A CURTAIN LECTURE OF MRS.
Chapter 12 of The fourth progressive reader by Anonymous holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 12 holds 386 sentences of The fourth progressive reader, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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