Chapter 1 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc. New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A. PAUL PATOFF.
Chapter 1 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.”
the direction in which the wind is blowing
From this reading “Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.”
a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading “Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.”
a person who sings
From this reading “Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.”
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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 Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
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From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
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From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
the direction in which the wind is blowing
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd.
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From this reading New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd.
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From this reading New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd.
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From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
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From this reading PAUL PATOFF.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL PATOFF.
a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
a person who sings
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of "A Roman Singer," "To Leeward," "An American Politician," "Saracinesca," Etc.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading U.S.A.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd.
Chapter 1 of Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Paul Patoff, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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