Chapter 10 of The Recreations of a Country Parson is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Recreations of a Country Parson is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCERNING FRIENDS IN COUNCIL. [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon. A. New Series. Two Volumes. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
Chapter 10 of The Recreations of a Country Parson is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading “[Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.”
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading “London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]”
plural of “reading” — the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “[Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “[Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.”
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]”
on that
From this reading “[Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Two Volumes.”
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From this reading London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading CONCERNING FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading CONCERNING FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading CONCERNING FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCERNING FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A. New Series.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
plural of “reading” — the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.
a male human offspring
From this reading London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
on that
From this reading [Footnote: Friends in Council: a Series of Readings and Discourse thereon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two Volumes.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Two Volumes.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1859.]
Chapter 10 of The Recreations of a Country Parson by Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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