Chapter 1 of The Vicar of Bullhampton is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Vicar of Bullhampton is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON. ANTHONY TROLLOPE. With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods. London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street. 1870.
Chapter 1 of The Vicar of Bullhampton is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “ANTHONY TROLLOPE.”
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading “London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.”
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading “THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.”
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From this reading London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.
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From this reading 1870.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11, Bouverie Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.
English writer of novels (1815-1882)
From this reading ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading With Thirty Illustrations by H. Woods.
Chapter 1 of The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 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 301 sentences of The Vicar of Bullhampton, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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