Chapter 1 of An American Girl Abroad is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of An American Girl Abroad is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMERICAN GIRL ABROAD. ADELINE TRAFTON. _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane. REV.
Chapter 1 of An American Girl Abroad is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “_BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
factory where metal castings are produced
From this reading “Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “_BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading “_BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “REV.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “_BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
a conventional or formulaic conception or image
From this reading “Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.”
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In this reading “_BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
In this reading “_BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
In this reading “_BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
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From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading AMERICAN GIRL ABROAD.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading ADELINE TRAFTON.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AMERICAN GIRL ABROAD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
factory where metal castings are produced
From this reading Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.
a young female
From this reading AMERICAN GIRL ABROAD.
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From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
not any; not one
From this reading Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading REV.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
the season of growth
From this reading Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.
a conventional or formulaic conception or image
From this reading Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 19 Spring Lane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading ADELINE TRAFTON.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _BY MISS L. B. HUMPHREY._ Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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