Chapter 23 of Southern Literature From 1579-1895 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Southern Literature From 1579-1895 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain. Duke, R. T. W., Jr. Va. Poems. Duncan, R. S. Bapt. cl. Mo.
Chapter 23 of Southern Literature From 1579-1895 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any seed plant yielding balsam
From this reading “Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “Duncan, R. S. Bapt. cl.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.”
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading “Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.”
United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
From this reading “Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “Poems.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.”
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any seed plant yielding balsam
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
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From this reading Duncan, R. S. Bapt. cl.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
From this reading Duncan, R. S. Bapt. cl.
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From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Duke, R. T. W., Jr. Va.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading Duncan, R. S. Bapt. cl.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading Duke, R. T. W., Jr. Va.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Mo.
United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
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 Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Poems.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Duke, R. T. W., Jr. Va.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Duncan, R. S. Bapt. cl.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Duke, R. T. W., Jr. Va.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dugger, Shepherd Monroe N. C. Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Duke, R. T. W., Jr. Va.
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 Duke, R. T. W., Jr. Va.
Chapter 23 of Southern Literature From 1579-1895 by Louise Manly holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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