Chapter 4 of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Servants, Gamblers, Visitors, etc. Mrs. Febrile Mrs. GALLOT. Lady Tip Mrs. HUMBY. Mrs. Sour Mrs. W. CLIFFORD. Fanny Miss A. SMITH.
Chapter 4 of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Fanny Miss A. SMITH.”
plural of “gambler” — a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
From this reading “Servants, Gamblers, Visitors, etc.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Fanny Miss A. SMITH.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Servants, Gamblers, Visitors, etc.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Fanny Miss A. SMITH.”
go sour or spoil
From this reading “Mrs. Sour Mrs. W. CLIFFORD.”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “Lady Tip Mrs. HUMBY.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Servants, Gamblers, Visitors, etc.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fanny Miss A. SMITH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Sour Mrs. W. CLIFFORD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Servants, Gamblers, Visitors, etc.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Fanny Miss A. SMITH.
of or relating to or characterized by fever
From this reading Mrs. Febrile Mrs. GALLOT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Febrile Mrs. GALLOT.
plural of “gambler” — a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
From this reading Servants, Gamblers, Visitors, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Tip Mrs. HUMBY.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Tip Mrs. HUMBY.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Fanny Miss A. SMITH.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Febrile Mrs. GALLOT.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Servants, Gamblers, Visitors, etc.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Fanny Miss A. SMITH.
go sour or spoil
From this reading Mrs. Sour Mrs. W. CLIFFORD.
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Lady Tip Mrs. HUMBY.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Servants, Gamblers, Visitors, etc.
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 Mrs. Sour Mrs. W. CLIFFORD.
Chapter 4 of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Charles Dickens holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 412 sentences of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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