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Chapter 1 of Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS. BY SARAH K. BOLTON. "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON. _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE. _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
Chapter 1 of Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading “"_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.”
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading “_Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “_FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.”
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading “"_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.”
in a faithful manner
From this reading “_Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.”
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “_Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.”
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading “"_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “BY SARAH K. BOLTON.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.”
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
In this reading “LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
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From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY SARAH K. BOLTON.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY SARAH K. BOLTON.
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.
in a faithful manner
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order
From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.
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 _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY SARAH K. BOLTON.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
not any; not one
From this reading "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.
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From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
and nothing more
From this reading "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading BY SARAH K. BOLTON.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "_There is properly no History, only Biography._" --EMERSON.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading _FORTY-FIRST THOUSAND._ Norwood Press: J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
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From this reading _Human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest on human walls._ --CARLYLE.
which person or people
From this reading LIVES OF POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
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