Chapter 1 of The Lay of the Sheriff is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Lay of the Sheriff is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHILIP LYBBE POWYS LYBBE. DE DOMO ET MANORIO DE HARDWICK, ARMIGER. BY MRS. VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D. 1843.
Chapter 1 of The Lay of the Sheriff is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a squire carrying the armor of a knight
From this reading “DE DOMO ET MANORIO DE HARDWICK, ARMIGER.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “BY MRS.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “PHILIP LYBBE POWYS LYBBE.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.”
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From this reading 1843.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
a squire carrying the armor of a knight
From this reading DE DOMO ET MANORIO DE HARDWICK, ARMIGER.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading DE DOMO ET MANORIO DE HARDWICK, ARMIGER.
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From this reading DE DOMO ET MANORIO DE HARDWICK, ARMIGER.
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From this reading DE DOMO ET MANORIO DE HARDWICK, ARMIGER.
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From this reading DE DOMO ET MANORIO DE HARDWICK, ARMIGER.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
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From this reading PHILIP LYBBE POWYS LYBBE.
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From this reading DE DOMO ET MANORIO DE HARDWICK, ARMIGER.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading PHILIP LYBBE POWYS LYBBE.
British writer of essays; one of three literary brothers (1884-1939)
From this reading PHILIP LYBBE POWYS LYBBE.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
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From this reading VANDERSTEGEN, MOTHER OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF OXFORDSHIRE, A. D.
Chapter 1 of The Lay of the Sheriff by Philip Lybbe Powys Lybbe holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 1 holds 123 sentences of The Lay of the Sheriff, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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