Chapter 1 of Doctor Jones' Picnic is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Doctor Jones' Picnic is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
S.E. CHAPMAN, M.D. THE WHITAKER & RAY CO. S.E. CHAPMAN, M.D. PREFACE. I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
Chapter 1 of Doctor Jones' Picnic is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
From this reading “S.E. CHAPMAN, M.D.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “THE WHITAKER & RAY CO.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.”
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading “I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.”
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United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
From this reading S.E. CHAPMAN, M.D.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE WHITAKER & RAY CO.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading S.E. CHAPMAN, M.D.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading S.E. CHAPMAN, M.D.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading S.E. CHAPMAN, M.D.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
not any; not one
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading THE WHITAKER & RAY CO.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S.E. CHAPMAN, M.D.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITAKER & RAY CO.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
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From this reading THE WHITAKER & RAY CO.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must confess that I offer this romance to the reading public with no little trepidation.
Chapter 1 of Doctor Jones' Picnic by S. E. (Samuel E.) Chapman holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 74 sentences of Doctor Jones' Picnic, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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