Chapter 3 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THIRD READER. 61 LESSON XXIII. SUNSET. 62 ECLECTIC SERIES, LESSON XXIV. BEAUTIFUL HANDS.
Chapter 3 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “BEAUTIFUL HANDS.”
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
From this reading “62 ECLECTIC SERIES, LESSON XXIV.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “BEAUTIFUL HANDS.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “61 LESSON XXIII.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “THIRD READER.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “62 ECLECTIC SERIES, LESSON XXIV.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “SUNSET.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “THIRD READER.”
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From this reading 61 LESSON XXIII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 62 ECLECTIC SERIES, LESSON XXIV.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading BEAUTIFUL HANDS.
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
From this reading 62 ECLECTIC SERIES, LESSON XXIV.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading BEAUTIFUL HANDS.
a unit of instruction
From this reading 61 LESSON XXIII.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading THIRD READER.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading 62 ECLECTIC SERIES, LESSON XXIV.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading SUNSET.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THIRD READER.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading 61 LESSON XXIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading 62 ECLECTIC SERIES, LESSON XXIV.
Chapter 3 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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 3 holds 377 sentences of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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