Chapter 1 of The Pain and Sorrow of Evil Marriage is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Pain and Sorrow of Evil Marriage is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE. COUNCIL OF The Percy Society. J. A. CAHUSAC, ESQ. F.S.A. WILLIAM CHAPPELL, ESQ. F.S.A. JOHN PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ.
Chapter 1 of The Pain and Sorrow of Evil Marriage is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading “F.S.A. JOHN PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “COUNCIL OF The Percy Society.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “COUNCIL OF The Percy Society.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “COUNCIL OF The Percy Society.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.”
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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 J. A. CAHUSAC, ESQ.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.
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From this reading J. A. CAHUSAC, ESQ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F.S.A. WILLIAM CHAPPELL, ESQ.
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading F.S.A. JOHN PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading COUNCIL OF The Percy Society.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading J. A. CAHUSAC, ESQ.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F.S.A. WILLIAM CHAPPELL, ESQ.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. A. CAHUSAC, ESQ.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading F.S.A. JOHN PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F.S.A. JOHN PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading COUNCIL OF The Percy Society.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading F.S.A. WILLIAM CHAPPELL, ESQ.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading COUNCIL OF The Percy Society.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F.S.A. WILLIAM CHAPPELL, ESQ.
Chapter 1 of The Pain and Sorrow of Evil Marriage by Wynkyn de, -1535? Worde holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 1 holds 123 sentences of The Pain and Sorrow of Evil Marriage, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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