Chapter 1 of The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
346. To Miss Hannah More, Sept. 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille. The `Etats a mob of kings. Time the composer of a good constitution.
Chapter 1 of The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
From this reading “7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.”
someone who composes music as a profession
From this reading “Time the composer of a good constitution.”
the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
From this reading “7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.”
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading “Time the composer of a good constitution.”
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
From this reading “7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.”
plural of “function” — (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading “7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “The `Etats a mob of kings.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “To Miss Hannah More, Sept.”
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From this reading 346.
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From this reading 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The `Etats a mob of kings.
a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
From this reading 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.
someone who composes music as a profession
From this reading Time the composer of a good constitution.
the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
From this reading 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading Time the composer of a good constitution.
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
From this reading 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The `Etats a mob of kings.
plural of “function” — (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Time the composer of a good constitution.
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From this reading To Miss Hannah More, Sept.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The `Etats a mob of kings.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading To Miss Hannah More, Sept.
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading The `Etats a mob of kings.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To Miss Hannah More, Sept.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading To Miss Hannah More, Sept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 7.-Congratulation on the demolition of the functions of the Bastille.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time the composer of a good constitution.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Miss Hannah More, Sept.
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