Chapter 1 of Eric: or, Under the Sea is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Eric: or, Under the Sea is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories. Illustrated. ERIC. Lee & Shepard; BOSTON.] THE SPRINGDALE STORIES.
Chapter 1 of Eric: or, Under the Sea is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 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 “Lee & Shepard; BOSTON.]”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “[Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Lee & Shepard; BOSTON.]”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “[Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “Lee & Shepard; BOSTON.]”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “[Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.”
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “[Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.”
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Lee & Shepard; BOSTON.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ERIC.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading [Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Lee & Shepard; BOSTON.]
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading [Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading Lee & Shepard; BOSTON.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading [Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPRINGDALE STORIES.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading [Illustrated title plate: Springdale Stories.
Chapter 1 of Eric: or, Under the Sea by S. B. C. (Susan Blagge Caldwell) Samuels holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 129 sentences of Eric: or, Under the Sea, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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About 114 minutes of reading across 276 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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