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Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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+------------------------------------+ | Note: | | | | Italics surrounding _text_.
| | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.
| | | +------------------------------------+ THE PYRAMID TALMA.
[From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.
Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]
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Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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+------------------------------------+ | Note: | | | | Italics surrounding _text_.
/noʊt aɪˈtælɪks sərˈaʊndɪŋ tekst/
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| | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.
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| | | +------------------------------------+ THE PYRAMID TALMA.
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[From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.
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Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

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Canal noun US /kəˈnæl/

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading “[From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.”

costume noun US /kɑːˈstuːm/

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading “Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]”

establishment noun US /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading “[From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.”

harvested verb US /ˈhɑːrvəstɪd/

past form of “harvest” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading “| | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.”

Italics noun US /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading “+------------------------------------+ | Note: | | | | Italics surrounding _text_.”

January noun US /ˈdʒænjuːeri/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading “| | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.”

pyramid verb US /ˈpɪrəmɪd/

enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

From this reading “| | | +------------------------------------+ THE PYRAMID TALMA.”

surrounding adjective US /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/

closely encircling

From this reading “+------------------------------------+ | Note: | | | | Italics surrounding _text_.”

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51

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

actualadjectiveUS /ˈæktʃəwəl/

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

articlesnounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəlz/

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

BRODIE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

cnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

CanalnounUS /kəˈnæl/

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

ContentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

DrawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

EMBELLISHMENTS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

harvestedverbUS /ˈhɑːrvəstɪd/

past form of “harvest” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

ItalicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading +------------------------------------+ | Note: | | | | Italics surrounding _text_.

JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

NotenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading +------------------------------------+ | Note: | | | | Italics surrounding _text_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

PYRAMIDverbUS /ˈpɪrəmɪd/

enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

From this reading | | | +------------------------------------+ THE PYRAMID TALMA.

StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/

closely encircling

From this reading +------------------------------------+ | Note: | | | | Italics surrounding _text_.

TnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

TablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

TALMA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading | | | +------------------------------------+ THE PYRAMID TALMA.

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading +------------------------------------+ | Note: | | | | Italics surrounding _text_.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading | | The Table of Contents and | | EMBELLISHMENTS, &c. have been | | harvested from the January | | edition.

VOIGT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Drawn by L. T. VOIGT, from actual articles of costume.]

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading [From the establishment of G. BRODIE, No. 51 Canal Street, New York.

Chapter 1 of Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854 by Various holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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.

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