Chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO. NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO. THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D. CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO. TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
Chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university in England
From this reading “GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.”
a court with jurisdiction in equity
From this reading “TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.”
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
From this reading “THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.”
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading “THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.”
moving very fast
From this reading “THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
a university in England
From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
a court with jurisdiction in equity
From this reading TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
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From this reading CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
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From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.
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From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
From this reading THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.
a narrow way or road
From this reading TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
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From this reading NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
moving very fast
From this reading THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.
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 GEORGE BELL & SONS LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
Chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 by Jonathan Swift holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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