Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 05 is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 05 is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ. VOL. V. BY JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO. EDINBURGH.
Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 05 is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “EDINBURGH.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “_IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “BY JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “_IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “_IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “_IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BY JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading EDINBURGH.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading _IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading _IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading BY JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading _IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading _IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.
Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 05 by John Dryden holds 305 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 305 sentences of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 05, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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