Chapter 17 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer. Born at Douglas, New Brunswick, 1860. Studied at the University of New Brunswick, 1876. Has been a teacher, editor, soldier. In France during the War.
Chapter 17 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading “Born at Douglas, New Brunswick, 1860.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “+Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “Has been a teacher, editor, soldier.”
one who writes novels
From this reading “+Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “+Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “Studied at the University of New Brunswick, 1876.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “Has been a teacher, editor, soldier.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “Studied at the University of New Brunswick, 1876.”
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From this reading Born at Douglas, New Brunswick, 1860.
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From this reading Studied at the University of New Brunswick, 1876.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Has been a teacher, editor, soldier.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Born at Douglas, New Brunswick, 1860.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Has been a teacher, editor, soldier.
brought into existence
From this reading Born at Douglas, New Brunswick, 1860.
a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading Born at Douglas, New Brunswick, 1860.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading +Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading +Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In France during the War.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading Has been a teacher, editor, soldier.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading In France during the War.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading +Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has been a teacher, editor, soldier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In France during the War.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading +Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Born at Douglas, New Brunswick, 1860.
one who writes novels
From this reading +Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Studied at the University of New Brunswick, 1876.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading +Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading +Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Has been a teacher, editor, soldier.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Studied at the University of New Brunswick, 1876.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Has been a teacher, editor, soldier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Studied at the University of New Brunswick, 1876.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Studied at the University of New Brunswick, 1876.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading In France during the War.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading +Charles George Douglas Roberts+--novelist, poet, Nature writer.
Chapter 17 of Contemporary American Literature by John Matthews Manly holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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