Chapter 14 of Americans All Stories of American Life is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Americans All Stories of American Life is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NORTH CAROLINA _North Carolina Sketches_, Mary N. Carter. III. THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley. ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman. IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
Chapter 14 of Americans All Stories of American Life is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “builder” — a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading “NORTH CAROLINA _North Carolina Sketches_, Mary N. Carter.”
United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
From this reading “ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman.”
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading “ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman.”
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading “THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.”
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading “IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.”
a feast day and the seven days following it
From this reading “IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.”
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading “THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.”
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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 IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
plural of “builder” — a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman.
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading NORTH CAROLINA _North Carolina Sketches_, Mary N. Carter.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading NORTH CAROLINA _North Carolina Sketches_, Mary N. Carter.
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman.
United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
From this reading ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman.
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ILLINOIS _The Home Builders_, K. E. Harriman.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading NORTH CAROLINA _North Carolina Sketches_, Mary N. Carter.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
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 NORTH CAROLINA _North Carolina Sketches_, Mary N. Carter.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading NORTH CAROLINA _North Carolina Sketches_, Mary N. Carter.
a feast day and the seven days following it
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading NORTH CAROLINA _North Carolina Sketches_, Mary N. Carter.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading IOWA _Stories of a Western Town_; _The Missionary Sheriff_, Octave Thanet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MIDDLE WEST INDIANA _Dialect Sketches_, James Whitcomb Riley.
Chapter 14 of Americans All Stories of American Life by Benjamin A. (Benjamin Alexander) [Editor] Heydrick holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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