Chapter 1 of My Year in a Log Cabin is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of My Year in a Log Cabin is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Harper’s “Black and White” Series. Illustrated. 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each. MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN. By William Dean Howells.
Chapter 1 of My Year in a Log Cabin is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “By William Dean Howells.”
possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
From this reading “By William Dean Howells.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Harper’s “Black and White” Series.”
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a cabin built with logs
In this reading “MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.”
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From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
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From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harper’s “Black and White” Series.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Harper’s “Black and White” Series.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By William Dean Howells.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading By William Dean Howells.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
From this reading Harper’s “Black and White” Series.
United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
From this reading By William Dean Howells.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 32mo, Cloth, 50 cents each.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Harper’s “Black and White” Series.
a Caucasian
From this reading Harper’s “Black and White” Series.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By William Dean Howells.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading MY YEAR IN A LOG CABIN.
Chapter 1 of My Year in a Log Cabin by William Dean Howells holds 357 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 1 holds 357 sentences of My Year in a Log Cabin, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of My Year in a Log Cabin by William Dean Howells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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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