Chapter 19 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Moderation.... Chapter XLIX. Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness.... Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe. "Ah!
Chapter 19 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....”
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
From this reading “Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....”
quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
From this reading “Moderation....”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe.”
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading “Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....”
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading “Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe.”
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In this reading “Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....”
In this reading “Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe.”
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From this reading "Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Chapter XLIX.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe.
quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
From this reading Moderation....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe.
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Chapter L. On the Origin of the Universe.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Wine and Beer Drinking the Sovereign Remedy for Drunkenness....
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From this reading Chapter XLIX.
Chapter 19 of Old Farm Fairies by Henry C. (Henry Christopher) McCook holds 24 sentences, grouped into 5 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 19 holds 24 sentences of Old Farm Fairies, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Old Farm Fairies by Henry C. (Henry Christopher) McCook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 24 sentences, grouped into 5 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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