Chapter IV
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Shattuck. Stroke--Stoddard. No. 3--Bloomer. No. 2--Thompson. No. 1--Keep (Captain).
Harper's Round Table, July 21, 1896
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, July 21, 1896 is here in full — 820 sentences across 164 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Shattuck.
Stroke--Stoddard.
No.
3--Bloomer.
No.
2--Thompson.
No.
1--Keep
(Captain).
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Harper's Round Table, July 21, 1896
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, July 21, 1896 is here in full — 820 sentences across 164 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/164 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Shattuck.
Line 2
Stroke--Stoddard.
Line 3
No.
3--Bloomer.
Line 4
No.
2--Thompson.
Line 5
No.
1--Keep
(Captain).
Learner Dictionary
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Bloomer
noun
US /ˈbluːmər/
a flower that blooms in a particular way
From this reading “No. 3--Bloomer.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “No. 1--Keep (Captain).”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “No. 1--Keep (Captain).”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “Stroke--Stoddard.”
Thompson
noun
US /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “No. 2--Thompson.”
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1
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From this reading No. 1--Keep (Captain).
2
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From this reading No. 2--Thompson.
3
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From this reading No. 3--Bloomer.
BloomernounUS /ˈbluːmər/
a flower that blooms in a particular way
From this reading No. 3--Bloomer.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading No. 1--Keep (Captain).
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading No. 1--Keep (Captain).
not any; not one
From this reading No. 3--Bloomer.
Shattuck
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From this reading Shattuck.
Stoddard
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From this reading Stroke--Stoddard.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading Stroke--Stoddard.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading No. 2--Thompson.
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