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Chapter 1 of Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PEABODY FAMILY. BOSTON: B. B. MUSSEY & CO. NEW-YORK: J. S. REDFIELD. 1850. ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
Chapter 1 of Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 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 “BOSTON: B. B. MUSSEY & CO.”
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading “THE PEABODY FAMILY.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
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From this reading 1850.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading BOSTON: B. B. MUSSEY & CO.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: B. B. MUSSEY & CO.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BOSTON: B. B. MUSSEY & CO.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE PEABODY FAMILY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
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 NEW-YORK: J. S. REDFIELD.
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From this reading BOSTON: B. B. MUSSEY & CO.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading NEW-YORK: J. S. REDFIELD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading THE PEABODY FAMILY.
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From this reading NEW-YORK: J. S. REDFIELD.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading NEW-YORK: J. S. REDFIELD.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEABODY FAMILY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
Chapter 1 of Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of by Cornelius Mathews holds 492 sentences, grouped into 99 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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