Chapter 1 of Negro workaday songs is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Negro workaday songs is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_. Underlined text has been transcribed between =equal signs=, spaced text between ~tildes~. Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS. s may be found at the end of this text HOWARD W. ODUM, Ph.D.
Chapter 1 of Negro workaday songs is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “HOWARD W. ODUM, Ph.D.”
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.”
spaced apart
From this reading “Underlined text has been transcribed between =equal signs=, spaced text between ~tildes~.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.”
past form of “underline” — give extra weight to (a communication)
From this reading “Underlined text has been transcribed between =equal signs=, spaced text between ~tildes~.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “s may be found at the end of this text”
a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters
In this reading “Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading s may be found at the end of this text
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading s may be found at the end of this text
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading HOWARD W. ODUM, Ph.D.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading s may be found at the end of this text
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Underlined text has been transcribed between =equal signs=, spaced text between ~tildes~.
set up or found
From this reading s may be found at the end of this text
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading HOWARD W. ODUM, Ph.D.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading s may be found at the end of this text
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOWARD W. ODUM, Ph.D.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading s may be found at the end of this text
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
From this reading HOWARD W. ODUM, Ph.D.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading s may be found at the end of this text
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Underlined text has been transcribed between =equal signs=, spaced text between ~tildes~.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
spaced apart
From this reading Underlined text has been transcribed between =equal signs=, spaced text between ~tildes~.
the words of something written
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading s may be found at the end of this text
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Underlined text has been transcribed between =equal signs=, spaced text between ~tildes~.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
past form of “underline” — give extra weight to (a communication)
From this reading Underlined text has been transcribed between =equal signs=, spaced text between ~tildes~.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Text printed in italics in the source document has been transcribed between _underscores_.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading HOWARD W. ODUM, Ph.D.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
Chapter 1 of Negro workaday songs by Howard Washington Odum holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 221 sentences of Negro workaday songs, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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