Chapter 19 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STUDIES AND REVIEWS Cur. Lit. 37 ('04): 230 (portrait). Dial, 45 ('08): 297. See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.
Chapter 19 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading “STUDIES AND REVIEWS Cur.”
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading “Dial, 45 ('08): 297.”
convert food into absorbable substances
provided with artificial light
From this reading “Lit.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “37 ('04): 230 (portrait).”
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.”
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “STUDIES AND REVIEWS Cur.”
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “STUDIES AND REVIEWS Cur.”
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From this reading 37 ('04): 230 (portrait).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dial, 45 ('08): 297.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 37 ('04): 230 (portrait).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dial, 45 ('08): 297.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 37 ('04): 230 (portrait).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dial, 45 ('08): 297.
in addition
From this reading See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STUDIES AND REVIEWS Cur.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading STUDIES AND REVIEWS Cur.
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading Dial, 45 ('08): 297.
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Lit.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading 37 ('04): 230 (portrait).
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading STUDIES AND REVIEWS Cur.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See also _Book Review Digest_, 1914, 1916.
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading STUDIES AND REVIEWS Cur.
Chapter 19 of Contemporary American Literature by John Matthews Manly holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 19 holds 391 sentences of Contemporary American Literature, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Contemporary American Literature by John Matthews Manly exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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