Chapter 1 of Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES. Christmas in the Adirondacks. W. H. H. MURRAY. Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.
Chapter 1 of Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
From this reading “Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.”
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading “Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.”
the capacity to attract and hold something
From this reading “Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.”
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading “Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.”
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.”
capital of the state of Illinois
From this reading “Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
From this reading Christmas in the Adirondacks.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
the capacity to attract and hold something
From this reading Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas in the Adirondacks.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.
true confidential information
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading W. H. H. MURRAY.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Christmas in the Adirondacks.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading W. H. H. MURRAY.
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From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
capital of the state of Illinois
From this reading Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, Springfield, Mass.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. H. H. MURRAY.
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/holidaytaleschr00murriala HOLIDAY TALES.
Chapter 1 of Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks by W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) Murray holds 551 sentences, grouped into 111 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 551 sentences of Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks by W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) Murray exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 551 sentences, grouped into 111 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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