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Chapter 1 of Camping on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The oe-ligature is represented by [oe]. On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc. CAMPING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
Chapter 1 of Camping on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
From this reading “On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.”
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading “On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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plural of “discoverer” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.”
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading “On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.”
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.”
possessive form of “washington” — 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 “On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.”
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading “On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.”
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In this reading “On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.”
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a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
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a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The oe-ligature is represented by [oe].
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading CAMPING ON THE ST.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
plural of “discoverer” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
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From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The oe-ligature is represented by [oe].
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 Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading LAWRENCE.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
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From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
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From this reading The oe-ligature is represented by [oe].
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From this reading The oe-ligature is represented by [oe].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
exert pressure or force to or upon
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represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The oe-ligature is represented by [oe].
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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From this reading CAMPING ON THE ST.
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From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The oe-ligature is represented by [oe].
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
possessive form of “washington” — 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 On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On the Trail of the Early Discoverers Author of "The Boys with Old Hickory," "Tecumseh's Young Braves," "Guarding the Border," "The Boys of Old Monmouth," "Washington's Young Aids," "Ward Hill at Weston," etc., etc.
Chapter 1 of Camping on the St. Lawrence by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson holds 19 sentences, grouped into 4 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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