Chapter 1 of Lion Ben of Elm Island is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lion Ben of Elm Island is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELM ISLAND STORIES. LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND. AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD. 1869.
Chapter 1 of Lion Ben of Elm Island is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.”
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “ELM ISLAND STORIES.”
plural of “gladiator” — (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.”
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past times remembered with nostalgia
In this reading “AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.”
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From this reading 1869.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading ELM ISLAND STORIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
plural of “gladiator” — (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ELM ISLAND STORIES.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
plural of “story” — 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 ELM ISLAND STORIES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUTHOR OF “SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS,” “GOOD OLD TIMES,” ETC.
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