Chapter 4 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 24 is here in full — 651 sentences across 131 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 24 is here in full — 651 sentences across 131 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
" II. Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic). " III. The Beachcomber. " IV.
Chapter 4 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 24 is here in full — 651 sentences across 131 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vagrant living on a beach
From this reading “The Beachcomber.”
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading “Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).”
secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
From this reading “Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).”
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading “Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).”
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traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
From this reading Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).
a vagrant living on a beach
From this reading The Beachcomber.
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading " II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading " III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading " IV.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).
secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
From this reading Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Beachcomber.
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading Contraband (smuggling, barratry, labour traffic).
Chapter 4 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 24 by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 651 sentences, grouped into 131 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 4 holds 651 sentences of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 24, unabridged, divided into 131 reading sections.
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