Chapter 1 of How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC. Set up and electrotyped. Published February, 1907. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. "Hup, hup, hup!"
Chapter 1 of How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading “How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.”
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “Published February, 1907.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published February, 1907.”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.”
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading “How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.”
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From this reading Published February, 1907.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
an old form of “does”
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Published February, 1907.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hup, hup, hup!"
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 Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
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From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published February, 1907.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading How doth the Simple Spelling Bee AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN," "LADY BALTIMORE," ETC., ETC.
Chapter 1 of How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee by Owen Wister holds 702 sentences, grouped into 141 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 702 sentences of How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee, unabridged, divided into 141 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee by Owen Wister exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 702 sentences, grouped into 141 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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