Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES. BY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN. NO. IV. JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “BY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “BY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.”
plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading BY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading BY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 by Various holds 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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 1 holds 337 sentences of Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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