Chapter 1 of Famous Men of the Middle Ages is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Famous Men of the Middle Ages is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Original version produced by Brett Fishburne and Jenny Francisco. Corrected and updated version, and illustrated HTML version, prepared by Robert J. Hall. Typed by Brett Fishburne (william.fishburne@verizon.net) Proofed by Jenny Francisco (seattle717@yahoo.com) John H. Haaren, LL.D. A. B. Poland, Ph.D. Newark N. J.
Chapter 1 of Famous Men of the Middle Ages is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
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a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
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treated so as to become resistant
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a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington
past form of “type” — write by means of a keyboard with types
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past form of “update” — modernize or bring up to date
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a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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showing who or what does the action
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having something undesirable neutralized
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
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a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
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a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
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made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
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past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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treated so as to become resistant
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United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
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a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington
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past form of “type” — write by means of a keyboard with types
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past form of “update” — modernize or bring up to date
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an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
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a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
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Chapter 1 of Famous Men of the Middle Ages by John H. (John Henry) Haaren holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 409 sentences of Famous Men of the Middle Ages, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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