Chapter 1 of The Pleasures of England Lectures given is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Pleasures of England Lectures given is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND. LECTURES GIVEN IN OXFORD. HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE. _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS. 1888.
Chapter 1 of The Pleasures of England Lectures given is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.”
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading “HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.”
plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public
From this reading “LECTURES GIVEN IN OXFORD.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “LECTURES GIVEN IN OXFORD.”
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND.”
the position of professor
From this reading “_SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.”
the term during which some position is held
From this reading “_SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.”
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From this reading 1888.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.
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From this reading HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND.
a boy or man
From this reading HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading LECTURES GIVEN IN OXFORD.
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LECTURES GIVEN IN OXFORD.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public
From this reading LECTURES GIVEN IN OXFORD.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading LECTURES GIVEN IN OXFORD.
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND.
the position of professor
From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
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From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW OF CORPUS-CHRISTI COLLEGE.
the term during which some position is held
From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND.
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From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _SECOND TENURE OF THE SLADE PROFESSORSHIP._ NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS.
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