Chapter 1 of Verses and Translations is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Verses and Translations is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VERSES AND TRANSLATIONS. BY C. S. C. _SECOND EDITION_, _REVISED_. CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL, AND CO. LONDON: BELL AND DALDY.
Chapter 1 of Verses and Translations is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL, AND CO.”
a university in England
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL, AND CO.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: BELL AND DALDY.”
improved or brought up to date
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
plural of “translation” — a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “VERSES AND TRANSLATIONS.”
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading “VERSES AND TRANSLATIONS.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VERSES AND TRANSLATIONS.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL, AND CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY C. S. C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BY C. S. C.
a university in England
From this reading CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL, AND CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL, AND CO.
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From this reading LONDON: BELL AND DALDY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL, AND CO.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _SECOND EDITION_, _REVISED_.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: BELL AND DALDY.
improved or brought up to date
From this reading _SECOND EDITION_, _REVISED_.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY C. S. C.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _SECOND EDITION_, _REVISED_.
plural of “translation” — a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading VERSES AND TRANSLATIONS.
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading VERSES AND TRANSLATIONS.
Chapter 1 of Verses and Translations by Charles Stuart Calverley holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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 285 sentences of Verses and Translations, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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