Chapter 1 of Evening Dress Farce is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Evening Dress Farce is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Black and White Series Illustrated. 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each. MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN. By William Dean Howells. THE WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
Chapter 1 of Evening Dress Farce is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “By William Dean Howells.”
United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
From this reading “By William Dean Howells.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Black and White Series Illustrated.”
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading “THE WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Black and White Series Illustrated.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “THE WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.”
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From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Black and White Series Illustrated.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Black and White Series Illustrated.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By William Dean Howells.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading By William Dean Howells.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
From this reading By William Dean Howells.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Black and White Series Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading THE WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Black and White Series Illustrated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading THE WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
a Caucasian
From this reading Black and White Series Illustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By William Dean Howells.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
Chapter 1 of Evening Dress Farce by William Dean Howells holds 682 sentences, grouped into 137 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 682 sentences of Evening Dress Farce, unabridged, divided into 137 reading sections.
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