Chapter 28 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94. MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties. [Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]
Chapter 28 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of legislation
From this reading “MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.”
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “[Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “[Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.”
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From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
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From this reading [Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]
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From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
of legislation
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
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From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
greatly pleased
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading [Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading [Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
a brief written record
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
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From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
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From this reading [Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
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