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Chapter 1 of The Works of George Meredith is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XX. THE OPERA OF CAMILLA XXI. THE THIRD ACT XXII. WILFRID COMES FORWARD XXIII. FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT XXIV.
Chapter 1 of The Works of George Meredith is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “THE THIRD ACT XXII.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “WILFRID COMES FORWARD XXIII.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT XXIV.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT XXIV.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “WILFRID COMES FORWARD XXIII.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT XXIV.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “THE OPERA OF CAMILLA XXI.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “THE THIRD ACT XXII.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading THE THIRD ACT XXII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OPERA OF CAMILLA XXI.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading WILFRID COMES FORWARD XXIII.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT XXIV.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT XXIV.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading WILFRID COMES FORWARD XXIII.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT XXIV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPERA OF CAMILLA XXI.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading THE OPERA OF CAMILLA XXI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPERA OF CAMILLA XXI.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE THIRD ACT XXII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILFRID COMES FORWARD XXIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading XX.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading THE OPERA OF CAMILLA XXI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading THE THIRD ACT XXII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading WILFRID COMES FORWARD XXIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT XXIV.
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