Chapter 16 of The Spectator, Volume 2. is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Spectator, Volume 2. is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nine a-Clock, ditto. Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands. Hours Ten, Eleven and Twelve. Smoaked three Pipes of Virginia. Read the Supplement and Daily Courant.
Chapter 16 of The Spectator, Volume 2. is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
From this reading “Nine a-Clock, ditto.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “Hours Ten, Eleven and Twelve.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Nine a-Clock, ditto.”
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Smoaked three Pipes of Virginia.”
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading “Read the Supplement and Daily Courant.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “Smoaked three Pipes of Virginia.”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Nine a-Clock, ditto.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read the Supplement and Daily Courant.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Read the Supplement and Daily Courant.
a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
From this reading Nine a-Clock, ditto.
being one more than ten
From this reading Hours Ten, Eleven and Twelve.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Hours Ten, Eleven and Twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Nine a-Clock, ditto.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Smoaked three Pipes of Virginia.
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Smoaked three Pipes of Virginia.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Read the Supplement and Daily Courant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smoaked three Pipes of Virginia.
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading Read the Supplement and Daily Courant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Hours Ten, Eleven and Twelve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Read the Supplement and Daily Courant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Smoaked three Pipes of Virginia.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Hours Ten, Eleven and Twelve.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Smoaked three Pipes of Virginia.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Tied my Knee-strings, and washed my Hands.
Chapter 16 of The Spectator, Volume 2. by Joseph Addison holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 16 holds 384 sentences of The Spectator, Volume 2., unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Spectator, Volume 2. by Joseph Addison exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 384 sentences, grouped into 77 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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