Chapter 5 of The Life of David Belasco is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Life of David Belasco is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Coupeau_ James O’Neill. _Lantier_ Lewis Morrison. _Mes Bottes_ C. B. Bishop. _Bibi-La-Grillade_ James A. Herne. _Bec-Sali_ John N. Long.
Chapter 5 of The Life of David Belasco is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 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 “_Mes Bottes_ C. B. Bishop.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “_Coupeau_ James O’Neill.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “_Bec-Sali_ John N. Long.”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “_Lantier_ Lewis Morrison.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “_Bec-Sali_ John N. Long.”
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading “_Lantier_ Lewis Morrison.”
United States playwright (1888-1953)
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Bibi-La-Grillade_ James A. Herne.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _Mes Bottes_ C. B. Bishop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bec-Sali_ John N. Long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bibi-La-Grillade_ James A. Herne.
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 _Mes Bottes_ C. B. Bishop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mes Bottes_ C. B. Bishop.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Mes Bottes_ C. B. Bishop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Coupeau_ James O’Neill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bibi-La-Grillade_ James A. Herne.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading _Coupeau_ James O’Neill.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Bec-Sali_ John N. Long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lantier_ Lewis Morrison.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading _Lantier_ Lewis Morrison.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _Bec-Sali_ John N. Long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mes Bottes_ C. B. Bishop.
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading _Lantier_ Lewis Morrison.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading _Bec-Sali_ John N. Long.
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading _Coupeau_ James O’Neill.
Chapter 5 of The Life of David Belasco by William Winter holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 5 holds 446 sentences of The Life of David Belasco, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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