Chapter 1 of American Scenery, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of American Scenery, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ILLUSTRATIONS OF TRANSATLANTIC NATURE. R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c. BY N. P. WILLIS, ESQ. AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC. VOL.
Chapter 1 of American Scenery, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “ILLUSTRATIONS OF TRANSATLANTIC NATURE.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “ILLUSTRATIONS OF TRANSATLANTIC NATURE.”
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading “R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.”
crossing the Atlantic Ocean
From this reading “ILLUSTRATIONS OF TRANSATLANTIC NATURE.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.”
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading “BY N. P. WILLIS, ESQ.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
introducing a different topic
In this reading “AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.”
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From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY N. P. WILLIS, ESQ.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
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From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading BY N. P. WILLIS, ESQ.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS OF TRANSATLANTIC NATURE.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading BY N. P. WILLIS, ESQ.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS OF TRANSATLANTIC NATURE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS OF TRANSATLANTIC NATURE.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading BY N. P. WILLIS, ESQ.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.
crossing the Atlantic Ocean
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS OF TRANSATLANTIC NATURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
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From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY”, “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE” ETC.
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading BY N. P. WILLIS, ESQ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R. WALLIS, J. COUSEN, WILLMORE, BRANDARD, ADLARD, RICHARDSON, &c.
Chapter 1 of American Scenery, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Nathaniel Parker Willis holds 501 sentences, grouped into 101 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 501 sentences of American Scenery, Vol. 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of American Scenery, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Nathaniel Parker Willis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 501 sentences, grouped into 101 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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