Chapter 1 of Sketches of Southern life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Sketches of Southern life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANCES E. WATKINS HARPER. PHILADELPHIA: FERGUSON BROS. & CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street. 1891. SOUTHERN LIFE.
Chapter 1 of Sketches of Southern life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “FRANCES E. WATKINS HARPER.”
someone who plays the harp
From this reading “FRANCES E. WATKINS HARPER.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “& CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: FERGUSON BROS.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “& CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “& CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “SOUTHERN LIFE.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “& CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.”
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From this reading & CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.
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From this reading 1891.
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: FERGUSON BROS.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading & CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading FRANCES E. WATKINS HARPER.
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: FERGUSON BROS.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading FRANCES E. WATKINS HARPER.
someone who plays the harp
From this reading FRANCES E. WATKINS HARPER.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading SOUTHERN LIFE.
not any; not one
From this reading & CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading & CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: FERGUSON BROS.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading & CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading & CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SOUTHERN LIFE.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading & CO., PRINTERS, No. 15 North Seventh Street.
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From this reading FRANCES E. WATKINS HARPER.
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Chapter 1 holds 406 sentences of Sketches of Southern life, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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