Chapter 9 of The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 is here in full — 868 sentences across 174 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 is here in full — 868 sentences across 174 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709. The quotation is from vol. i. p. 39 (Ed. 1699, the Fourth). Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
Chapter 9 of The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 is here in full — 868 sentences across 174 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “[Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.”
brought into existence
From this reading “Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “[Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “1699, the Fourth).”
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading “The quotation is from vol. i. p.”
plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water
From this reading “[Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.”
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From this reading Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
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From this reading 1699, the Fourth).
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
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From this reading Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
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From this reading 39 (Ed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
brought into existence
From this reading Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
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From this reading Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading 39 (Ed.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading 1699, the Fourth).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The quotation is from vol. i. p.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The quotation is from vol. i. p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The quotation is from vol. i. p.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The quotation is from vol. i. p.
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading The quotation is from vol. i. p.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
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From this reading The quotation is from vol. i. p.
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water
From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dampier was born in 1652, and died about 1712.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading [Footnote 2: Captain William Dampier's 'Voyages round the World' appeared in 3 vols., 1697-1709.
Chapter 9 of The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 by Joseph Addison holds 868 sentences, grouped into 174 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 9 holds 868 sentences of The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3, unabridged, divided into 174 reading sections.
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