Chapter IV of Alida: Founded on Fact, “Arrival at Utica .... Falls of Trenton .... Singular,” is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter IV of Alida: Founded on Fact, “Arrival at Utica .... Falls of Trenton .... Singular,” is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
excavation of the rocks of these Falls .... Return to Utica .... Journey in a stage-coach .... Salt Lake .... Salt spring at Salina ....
Chapter IV of Alida: Founded on Fact, “Arrival at Utica .... Falls of Trenton .... Singular,” is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of digging
From this reading “excavation of the rocks of these Falls ....”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “excavation of the rocks of these Falls ....”
undertake a journey or trip
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a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
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plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “excavation of the rocks of these Falls ....”
a town in central Kansas
From this reading “Salt spring at Salina ....”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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a city in central New York
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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 Journey in a stage-coach ....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Salt spring at Salina ....
the act of digging
From this reading excavation of the rocks of these Falls ....
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading excavation of the rocks of these Falls ....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Journey in a stage-coach ....
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Journey in a stage-coach ....
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Salt Lake ....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading excavation of the rocks of these Falls ....
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Return to Utica ....
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading excavation of the rocks of these Falls ....
a town in central Kansas
From this reading Salt spring at Salina ....
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Salt Lake ....
the season of growth
From this reading Salt spring at Salina ....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Journey in a stage-coach ....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading excavation of the rocks of these Falls ....
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Return to Utica ....
a city in central New York
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Chapter 4 of Alida: Founded on Fact by Amelia Stratton Comfield holds 21 sentences, grouped into 5 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 21 sentences of Alida: Founded on Fact, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Alida: Founded on Fact by Amelia Stratton Comfield exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 21 sentences, grouped into 5 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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