Chapter 12 of Calumet "K" is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Calumet "K" is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR. CHARLES BANNON, care of MacBride & Company, South Chicago: We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house. Harahan Company are building the Leg. MACBRIDE & Co.
Chapter 12 of Calumet "K" is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “CHARLES BANNON, care of MacBride & Company, South Chicago:”
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.”
of or relating to the sea
From this reading “We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.”
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
From this reading “We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.”
the present time or age
From this reading “We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Harahan Company are building the Leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Harahan Company are building the Leg.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading CHARLES BANNON, care of MacBride & Company, South Chicago:
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES BANNON, care of MacBride & Company, South Chicago:
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading CHARLES BANNON, care of MacBride & Company, South Chicago:
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading MACBRIDE & Co.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading CHARLES BANNON, care of MacBride & Company, South Chicago:
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harahan Company are building the Leg.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Harahan Company are building the Leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES BANNON, care of MacBride & Company, South Chicago:
of or relating to the sea
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
a form of address for a man
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading CHARLES BANNON, care of MacBride & Company, South Chicago:
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
the present time or age
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
coming next after the twenty-first in position
From this reading On the twenty-second of November Bannon received this telegram:-- MR.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We send today complete drawings for marine tower which you will build in the middle of spouting house.
Chapter 12 of Calumet "K" by Samuel Merwin holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 12 holds 293 sentences of Calumet "K", unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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