Chapter 2 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume III is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume III is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
7. The Lucky Mistake, a new novel. 8. The Court of the King of Bantam. 9.
Chapter 2 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume III is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading “The Court of the King of Bantam.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “The Court of the King of Bantam.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “The Court of the King of Bantam.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.”
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From this reading 7.
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From this reading 8.
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From this reading 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.
any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading The Court of the King of Bantam.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The Court of the King of Bantam.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The Court of the King of Bantam.
occurring by chance
From this reading The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Court of the King of Bantam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lucky Mistake, a new novel.
Chapter 2 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume III by Theophilus Cibber holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 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 2 holds 350 sentences of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume III, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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