Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881 is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881 is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FAIR MESSENGER. BY BENSON J. LOSSING. On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston. My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant. I hired a horse and gig for the journey.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881 is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading “On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.”
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading “On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.”
being ten more than seventy
From this reading “On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.”
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
From this reading “I hired a horse and gig for the journey.”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “I hired a horse and gig for the journey.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.”
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In this reading “On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.”
In this reading “My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.”
In this reading “On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.”
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From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hired a horse and gig for the journey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY BENSON J. LOSSING.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY BENSON J. LOSSING.
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
being ten more than seventy
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE FAIR MESSENGER.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hired a horse and gig for the journey.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
From this reading I hired a horse and gig for the journey.
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading I hired a horse and gig for the journey.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I hired a horse and gig for the journey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
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
From this reading BY BENSON J. LOSSING.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I hired a horse and gig for the journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY BENSON J. LOSSING.
a person who carries a message
From this reading THE FAIR MESSENGER.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
precisely, exactly
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAIR MESSENGER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading My purpose was to visit the battle-ground of Eutaw Springs, on the right bank of the Santee River, forty miles distant.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading On a warm, hazy day in January, 1849, I was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, eighty miles west of Charleston.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881 by Various holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 211 sentences of Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 211 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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