Chapter 7 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOORE (_entering with light_). Mucking fine work too, Deacon! BRODIE. Take up the irons, George. SMITH.
Chapter 7 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “Mucking fine work too, Deacon!”
a movement into or inward
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Mucking fine work too, Deacon!”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Take up the irons, George.”
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading “Take up the irons, George.”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “MOORE (_entering with light_).”
-ing form of “muck” — remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
From this reading “Mucking fine work too, Deacon!”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “SMITH.”
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pursue or resume
In this reading “Take up the irons, George.”
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From this reading BRODIE.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading Mucking fine work too, Deacon!
a movement into or inward
From this reading MOORE (_entering with light_).
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Mucking fine work too, Deacon!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Take up the irons, George.
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Take up the irons, George.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading MOORE (_entering with light_).
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading MOORE (_entering with light_).
-ing form of “muck” — remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
From this reading Mucking fine work too, Deacon!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading SMITH.
carry out
From this reading Take up the irons, George.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take up the irons, George.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Mucking fine work too, Deacon!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Take up the irons, George.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MOORE (_entering with light_).
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Mucking fine work too, Deacon!
Chapter 7 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
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