Chapter 1 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CUDJO'S CAVE. AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC. BOSTON: J. E. TILTON AND COMPANY. 1864. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Chapter 1 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 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: J. E. TILTON AND COMPANY.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “CUDJO'S CAVE.”
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 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
someone who plays a drum
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.”
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In this reading “AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.”
In this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
In this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1864.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSTON: J. E. TILTON AND COMPANY.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: J. E. TILTON AND COMPANY.
a youthful male person
From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading CUDJO'S CAVE.
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 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading BOSTON: J. E. TILTON AND COMPANY.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CUDJO'S CAVE.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
someone who plays a drum
From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading BOSTON: J. E. TILTON AND COMPANY.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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 BOSTON: J. E. TILTON AND COMPANY.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "THE DRUMMER BOY," ETC.
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From this reading BOSTON: J. E. TILTON AND COMPANY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by J. T. TROWBRIDGE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Chapter 1 of Cudjo's Cave by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 390 sentences of Cudjo's Cave, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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