Chapter 21 of Southern Literature From 1579-1895 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Southern Literature From 1579-1895 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c. Points, Marie L. La. Stories of Louisiana. Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn. State Papers.
Chapter 21 of Southern Literature From 1579-1895 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading “Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.”
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading “Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.”
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading “Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.”
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “Stories of Louisiana.”
tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
From this reading “Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.”
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading “Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.”
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From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
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From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
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From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
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From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
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 Points, Marie L. La.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Points, Marie L. La.
the literary culture
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading Stories of Louisiana.
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From this reading Points, Marie L. La.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stories of Louisiana.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading State Papers.
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From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Points, Marie L. La.
11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading State Papers.
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 statesman S. C. Notes on Mexico (_Poinsettia_ named in his honor), Addresses, Letters, &c.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Stories of Louisiana.
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From this reading Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849 eleventh President N. C., Tenn.
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