Chapter 1 of Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
4. Assassinated, April 3. Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9. Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4. April 15.
Chapter 1 of Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 78/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 386–390
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Assassinated, April 3.”
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
From this reading “Assassinated, April 3.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.”
capital of the state of Illinois
From this reading “Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9.”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.”
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From this reading Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Assassinated, April 3.
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From this reading 4.
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From this reading Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Assassinated, April 3.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
From this reading Assassinated, April 3.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
placed in a grave
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
capital of the state of Illinois
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
acceptance of despair
From this reading Surrender of April 14; died April Lee, April 9.
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Johnson 15; buried at sworn in as President, Springfield, May 4.
Chapter 1 of Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters by Abraham Lincoln holds 470 sentences, grouped into 94 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 470 sentences of Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters by Abraham Lincoln exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 470 sentences, grouped into 94 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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