Chapter 18 of Familiar Letters — Volume 06 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Familiar Letters — Volume 06 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Heetopades of Veeshnoo Sarma, =1=, 153. Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384. Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406. Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291. Hens, =6=, 38, 63, 273.
Chapter 18 of Familiar Letters — Volume 06 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.”
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.”
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading “Hens, =6=, 38, 63, 273.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading Heetopades of Veeshnoo Sarma, =1=, 153.
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From this reading Heetopades of Veeshnoo Sarma, =1=, 153.
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From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
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From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
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From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hens, =6=, 38, 63, 273.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hens, =6=, 38, 63, 273.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.
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From this reading Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hens, =6=, 38, 63, 273.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hens, =6=, 38, 63, 273.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
a state of high honor
From this reading Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heetopades of Veeshnoo Sarma, =1=, 153.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading Hens, =6=, 38, 63, 273.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heetopades of Veeshnoo Sarma, =1=, 153.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hell, living in Massachusetts, or, =4=, 405, 406.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heetopades of Veeshnoo Sarma, =1=, 153.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384.
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading Height of Glory, The, translation, =5=, 384.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heetopades of Veeshnoo Sarma, =1=, 153.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Henry, Alexander, Adventures of, =1=, 228, 230, 231; Wawatam's friendship with, 291.
Chapter 18 of Familiar Letters — Volume 06 by Henry David Thoreau holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 18 holds 409 sentences of Familiar Letters — Volume 06, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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