Chapter 1 of Delaware Tom is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Delaware Tom is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE. BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38. The Heart Eater, No. 43. The White Outlaw, No. 54. Arkansas Jack, No. 66.
Chapter 1 of Delaware Tom is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “Arkansas Jack, No. 66.”
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading “DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.”
someone who consumes food for nourishment
From this reading “The Heart Eater, No. 43.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.”
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “The White Outlaw, No. 54.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.”
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From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Heart Eater, No. 43.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The White Outlaw, No. 54.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arkansas Jack, No. 66.
a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading Arkansas Jack, No. 66.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.
someone who consumes food for nourishment
From this reading The Heart Eater, No. 43.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The Heart Eater, No. 43.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Arkansas Jack, No. 66.
not any; not one
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading The White Outlaw, No. 54.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading BY HARRY HAZARD, AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING POCKET NOVELS: No. 38.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.
male cat
From this reading DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading DELAWARE TOM; OR, THE TRAITOR GUIDE.
a Caucasian
From this reading The White Outlaw, No. 54.
Chapter 1 of Delaware Tom by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 205 sentences of Delaware Tom, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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