Chapter 6 of The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon. Sneyd, Harriet, and I came here. _To_ MRS. RUXTON. EDGEWORTHSTOWN, _Oct.
Chapter 6 of The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.”
the month following September and preceding November
continue talking
From this reading “Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sneyd, Harriet, and I came here.
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From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
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From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
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From this reading EDGEWORTHSTOWN, _Oct.
being one more than seven
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
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From this reading Sneyd, Harriet, and I came here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sneyd, Harriet, and I came here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sneyd, Harriet, and I came here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _To_ MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading EDGEWORTHSTOWN, _Oct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
continue talking
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
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From this reading RUXTON.
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From this reading Sneyd, Harriet, and I came here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
which person or people
From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
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From this reading Next day, at eight in the morning, my father and William (who proceed to the Bishop of Derry's) and Fanny went to Collon.
Chapter 6 of The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 by Maria Edgeworth holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 405 sentences of The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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