Chapter 1 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOLUME V. XL. LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL. MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER. SUMMER AT SARANAC.
Chapter 1 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the most part
From this reading “LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL.”
the literary culture
From this reading “LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER.”
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading “MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “SUMMER AT SARANAC.”
two items of the same kind
From this reading “MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “VOLUME V.”
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From this reading LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUMMER AT SARANAC.
for the most part
From this reading LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL.
the literary culture
From this reading LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL.
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUMMER AT SARANAC.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading SUMMER AT SARANAC.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL.
two items of the same kind
From this reading MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading VOLUME V.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME V.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
From this reading XL.
Chapter 1 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) by Mark Twain holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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