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JACOB ABBOTT. W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY. G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.
Chapter 1 of Rollo in Paris is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 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 1854, 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 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.”
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.”
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From this reading W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
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From this reading W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
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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 1854, 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 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STEREOTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.
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 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.
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 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, 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 1854, 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 metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, 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 W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
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 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
not any; not one
From this reading W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, 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 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
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.
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 1854, 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 Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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 W. J. REYNOLDS AND COMPANY, No. 24 CORNHILL, 1854.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading G. C. RAND BOOK AND WOOD CUT PRINTER.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by JACOB ABBOTT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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