Chapter 1 of Complete Poetical Works is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Complete Poetical Works is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS By Bret Harte "Argonaut Edition" Of The Works Of Bret Harte, Vol. 8 P. F.
Chapter 1 of Complete Poetical Works is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
From this reading “"Argonaut Edition" Of The Works Of Bret Harte, Vol. 8”
come or bring to a finish or an end
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
From this reading “By Bret Harte”
of or relating to poetry
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS”
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From this reading "Argonaut Edition" Of The Works Of Bret Harte, Vol. 8
someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
From this reading "Argonaut Edition" Of The Works Of Bret Harte, Vol. 8
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Bret Harte
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Bret Harte
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading "Argonaut Edition" Of The Works Of Bret Harte, Vol. 8
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F.
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
From this reading By Bret Harte
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Argonaut Edition" Of The Works Of Bret Harte, Vol. 8
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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of or relating to poetry
From this reading COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Argonaut Edition" Of The Works Of Bret Harte, Vol. 8
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Argonaut Edition" Of The Works Of Bret Harte, Vol. 8
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS
Chapter 1 of Complete Poetical Works by Bret Harte holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 157 sentences of Complete Poetical Works, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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