Chapter 1 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 10 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 10 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents. _Crebillon's Electre_. As _we_ will, and not as the winds will. SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
Chapter 1 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 10 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading “DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.”
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading “DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.”
plural of “vent” — a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading “Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “As _we_ will, and not as the winds will.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the study and creation of visual works of art
In this reading “DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As _we_ will, and not as the winds will.
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
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From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
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From this reading _Crebillon's Electre_.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
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From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
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From this reading _Crebillon's Electre_.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
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From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
a person who carries a message
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
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From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As _we_ will, and not as the winds will.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEVOTED TO EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
plural of “vent” — a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading Au gré de nos desirs bien plus qu'au gré des vents.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As _we_ will, and not as the winds will.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As _we_ will, and not as the winds will.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading As _we_ will, and not as the winds will.
Chapter 1 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 10 by Various holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 10, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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