Chapter 15 of Looking Forward is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Looking Forward is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Removal of The Capital. When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico. The name of the new capital unchanged. Vera Cruz becomes the Seaport of Washington. The Canal completed in 1915.
Chapter 15 of Looking Forward is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading “The Canal completed in 1915.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.”
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading “When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.”
the act of removing
From this reading “Removal of The Capital.”
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
From this reading “Vera Cruz becomes the Seaport of Washington.”
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
From this reading “When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.”
not made or become different
From this reading “The name of the new capital unchanged.”
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the capital city of a nation
In this reading “When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.”
In this reading “When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.”
In this reading “The name of the new capital unchanged.”
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From this reading The Canal completed in 1915.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Vera Cruz becomes the Seaport of Washington.
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading The Canal completed in 1915.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Removal of The Capital.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The Canal completed in 1915.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vera Cruz becomes the Seaport of Washington.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name of the new capital unchanged.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The name of the new capital unchanged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Removal of The Capital.
above and across; more than
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
the act of removing
From this reading Removal of The Capital.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
From this reading Vera Cruz becomes the Seaport of Washington.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Removal of The Capital.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
not made or become different
From this reading The name of the new capital unchanged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vera Cruz becomes the Seaport of Washington.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
at the time that
From this reading When the Stars and Stripes floated over the Entire Hemisphere in 1990 Washington, the National Capital, was removed to Mexico.
Chapter 15 of Looking Forward by Arthur Bird holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 15 holds 128 sentences of Looking Forward, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Looking Forward by Arthur Bird exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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