Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895. FIVE CENTS A COPY. VOL. XVI.--NO.
Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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PUBLISHED
WEEKLY.
NEW
YORK,
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
20,
1895.
FIVE
CENTS
A
COPY.
VOL.
XVI.--NO.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
PUBLISHED
WEEKLY.
/ˈpʌblɪʃt ˈwiːkli/
Line 2
NEW
YORK,
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
20,
1895.
Line 3
FIVE
CENTS
A
COPY.
/faɪv sents ə ˈkɑːpi/
Line 4
VOL.
Line 5
XVI.--NO.
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.”
cents
noun
US /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “FIVE CENTS A COPY.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “FIVE CENTS A COPY.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “FIVE CENTS A COPY.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “PUBLISHED WEEKLY.”
tuesday
noun
US /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.”
weekly
noun
US /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “PUBLISHED WEEKLY.”
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 “NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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FIVE CENTS
noun + noun
counted as “five cent”
In this reading “FIVE CENTS A COPY.”
All words in this reading · 15
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
1895
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.
20
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FIVE CENTS A COPY.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.
CENTSnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading FIVE CENTS A COPY.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading FIVE CENTS A COPY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading FIVE CENTS A COPY.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.
not any; not one
From this reading XVI.--NO.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
TUESDAYnounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.
VOL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
WEEKLYnounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
XVInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
From this reading XVI.--NO.
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 NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 by Various holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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Vocabulary met early in Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895
Words and structures a reader meets early in Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Published
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Weekly
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- Tuesday
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- August
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