Chapter V
Chapter 5
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R. B. * * * * LXXI.--TO MR. RICHARD BROWN, IRVINE. Edinburgh, 30_th Dec_. 1787.
The Letters of Robert Burns
Chapter V · Chapter 5
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R.
B.
* * * * LXXI.--TO
MR.
RICHARD
BROWN,
IRVINE.
Edinburgh,
30_th
Dec_.
1787.
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The Letters of Robert Burns
Chapter V · Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of The Letters of Robert Burns is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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R.
B.
/ɑːr biː/
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* * * * LXXI.--TO
MR.
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RICHARD
BROWN,
IRVINE.
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Edinburgh,
30_th
Dec_.
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1787.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “RICHARD BROWN, IRVINE.”
Dec
noun
US /dek/
the last (12th) month of the year
Edinburgh
noun
US /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “Edinburgh, 30_th Dec_.”
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1787
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From this reading 1787.
30
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From this reading Edinburgh, 30_th Dec_.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading R. B.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading RICHARD BROWN, IRVINE.
DecnounUS /dek/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Edinburgh, 30_th Dec_.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading Edinburgh, 30_th Dec_.
IRVINE
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From this reading RICHARD BROWN, IRVINE.
LXXIadjective
being one more than seventy
From this reading * * * * LXXI.--TO MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading * * * * LXXI.--TO MR.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. B.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD BROWN, IRVINE.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Edinburgh, 30_th Dec_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * LXXI.--TO MR.
Chapter 5 of The Letters of Robert Burns by Robert Burns holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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- Burns's
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- Letters
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