Chapter 1 of The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Volume I. Volume II. Volume III. Volume IV. Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.
Chapter 1 of The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading “TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Volume I. Volume II.”
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worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Volume I. Volume II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Volume I. Volume II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Volume III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Volume IV.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.
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 TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.
precisely, exactly
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE M r.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume I. Volume II.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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From this reading Ταράσσει τοὺς Ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ Πράγματα, Ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν Πραγμάτων Δόγματα.
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