Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 07 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 07 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ. VOL. VII. DUKE OF GUISE. A TRAGEDY.
Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 07 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “DUKE OF GUISE.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “_IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.”
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading “DUKE OF GUISE.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “_IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “A TRAGEDY.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRAGEDY.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading DUKE OF GUISE.
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.
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading DUKE OF GUISE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DUKE OF GUISE.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading _IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES._ WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading A TRAGEDY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII.
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 07 by John Dryden holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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 335 sentences of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 07, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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