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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Rollo in Holland is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACOB ABBOTT. SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY. Damrell & Moore, Printers, Boston.
Chapter 1 of Rollo in Holland is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
factory where metal castings are produced
From this reading “STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “Damrell & Moore, Printers, Boston.”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.”
a conventional or formulaic conception or image
From this reading “STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.”
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading “STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.”
plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order
From this reading “SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.”
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
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From this reading SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
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From this reading JACOB ABBOTT.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Damrell & Moore, Printers, Boston.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
factory where metal castings are produced
From this reading STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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 SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading JACOB ABBOTT.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading Damrell & Moore, Printers, Boston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Damrell & Moore, Printers, Boston.
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
a conventional or formulaic conception or image
From this reading STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order
From this reading SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
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 SUCCESSORS TO W. J. REYNOLDS & CO., 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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