Chapter 1 of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c. &c. With Four Illustrations. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place. 1870.
Chapter 1 of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.”
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading “Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Four Illustrations.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.”
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From this reading London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.
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From this reading 1870.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading With Four Illustrations.
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From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Four Illustrations.
immediately past
From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Framley Parsonage," "The Last Chronicle of Barset," &c.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Four Illustrations.
Chapter 1 of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson by Anthony Trollope holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 181 sentences of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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