Chapter 1 of Balaam and His Master, and Other Sketches and Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Balaam and His Master, and Other Sketches and Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By Joel Chandler Harris. NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS. Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50; paper, 50 cents.
Chapter 1 of Balaam and His Master, and Other Sketches and Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading “By Joel Chandler Harris.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “By Joel Chandler Harris.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “By Joel Chandler Harris.”
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading “Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.”
plural of “myth” — a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
From this reading “Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.”
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading “NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS.”
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 “Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.”
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From this reading 12mo, $1.50; paper, 50 cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, $1.50; paper, 50 cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, $1.50; paper, 50 cents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Joel Chandler Harris.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading 12mo, $1.50; paper, 50 cents.
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading By Joel Chandler Harris.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading By Joel Chandler Harris.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading By Joel Chandler Harris.
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo, $1.50; paper, 50 cents.
plural of “myth” — a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
From this reading Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading 12mo, $1.50; paper, 50 cents.
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS.
Chapter 1 of Balaam and His Master, and Other Sketches and Stories by Joel Chandler Harris holds 419 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.
Chapter 1 holds 419 sentences of Balaam and His Master, and Other Sketches and Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Balaam and His Master, and Other Sketches and Stories by Joel Chandler Harris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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