Chapter 27 of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim. The next letter records a pleasant incident. The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII. ***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.: Private.
Chapter 27 of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading “***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “The next letter records a pleasant incident.”
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading “***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:”
Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)
From this reading “***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:”
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading “***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:”
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “The next letter records a pleasant incident.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading “The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next letter records a pleasant incident.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading ***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
a single distinct event
From this reading The next letter records a pleasant incident.
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading ***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:
Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)
From this reading ***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The next letter records a pleasant incident.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next letter records a pleasant incident.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading ***** To Mr. and Mrs. Orion Clemens, in Keokuk, Iowa.:
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The next letter records a pleasant incident.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Private.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading The next letter records a pleasant incident.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading The Prince of Wales of that day later became King Edward VII.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Twichells were in Europe that summer, and came to Bad-Nauheim.
Chapter 27 of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) by Mark Twain holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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 27 holds 356 sentences of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910), unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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