Chapter 2 of Alida: Founded on Fact is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Alida: Founded on Fact is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter .... A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer .... The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England .... Capture of York.
Chapter 2 of Alida: Founded on Fact is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “Capture of York.”
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....”
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading “Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....”
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading “A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....”
a local church community
From this reading “Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....”
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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 Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Capture of York.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
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From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
a local church community
From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
in the company of; together with
From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Capture of York.
Chapter 2 of Alida: Founded on Fact by Amelia Stratton Comfield holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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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