Chapter 18 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Means if You Must.... Chapter XV. Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People.... Chapter XVI. Showing That it Cannot be Wrong to Rob a Government....
Chapter 18 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Chapter XV.”
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading “Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....”
plural of “corporation” — a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading “Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “Showing That it Cannot be Wrong to Rob a Government....”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....”
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading “Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Showing That it Cannot be Wrong to Rob a Government....”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....”
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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 Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Showing That it Cannot be Wrong to Rob a Government....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Chapter XV.
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
plural of “corporation” — a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Showing That it Cannot be Wrong to Rob a Government....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Means if You Must....
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Showing That it Cannot be Wrong to Rob a Government....
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Means if You Must....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Means if You Must....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
precisely, exactly
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Showing That it Cannot be Wrong to Rob a Government....
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Showing That an Individual Cannot Wrong a Corporation--On the Right of Corporations to Plunder the People....
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Chapter XV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
From this reading Chapter XVI.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Means if You Must....
Chapter 18 of Old Farm Fairies by Henry C. (Henry Christopher) McCook holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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 18 holds 29 sentences of Old Farm Fairies, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Old Farm Fairies by Henry C. (Henry Christopher) McCook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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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