Chapter 2 of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 555 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 555 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hail at Lausanne, 342. Half-hanged Anne Green, 47. Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82. Hamlet, ditty in, 32. "Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.
Chapter 2 of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 555 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading “"Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Half-hanged Anne Green, 47.”
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
From this reading “Hamlet, ditty in, 32.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “Hail at Lausanne, 342.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “Hamlet, ditty in, 32.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.”
a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
From this reading “Hail at Lausanne, 342.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82.”
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From this reading "Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.
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From this reading Hamlet, ditty in, 32.
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From this reading Hail at Lausanne, 342.
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From this reading Half-hanged Anne Green, 47.
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From this reading Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82.
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading "Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Half-hanged Anne Green, 47.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hail at Lausanne, 342.
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
From this reading Hamlet, ditty in, 32.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Half-hanged Anne Green, 47.
praise vociferously
From this reading Hail at Lausanne, 342.
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From this reading Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half-hanged Anne Green, 47.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Hamlet, ditty in, 32.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hamlet, ditty in, 32.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.
a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
From this reading Hail at Lausanne, 342.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82.
Chapter 2 of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 555 by Various holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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