Chapter 1 of Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Larcom’s Books. POETICAL WORKS. _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00. POEMS. 16mo, $1.25.
Chapter 1 of Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Miss Larcom’s Books.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “_Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “_Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.”
a social unit living together
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “POEMS.”
of or relating to poetry
From this reading “POETICAL WORKS.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “_Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “POETICAL WORKS.”
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From this reading 16mo, $1.25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 16mo, $1.25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Miss Larcom’s Books.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
a social unit living together
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Larcom’s Books.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Larcom’s Books.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading POEMS.
of or relating to poetry
From this reading POETICAL WORKS.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait, 12mo, $1.50; full gilt, $2.00.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading POETICAL WORKS.
Chapter 1 of Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary by Daniel Dulany Addison holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 239 sentences of Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary by Daniel Dulany Addison exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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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