Chapter 1 of Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 No. 01, April 24, 1858 is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 No. 01, April 24, 1858 is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1858. [Price 2 Cents.] ALLIGATORS. [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan. 2, 1849. _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
Chapter 1 of Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 No. 01, April 24, 1858 is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a farewell remark
From this reading “_James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “_James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.”
plural of “alligator” — leather made from alligator's hide
From this reading “[Price 2 Cents.] ALLIGATORS.”
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “[Price 2 Cents.] ALLIGATORS.”
a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492
From this reading “[From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “[From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “[From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “_James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.”
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From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
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From this reading SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1858.
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From this reading [Price 2 Cents.] ALLIGATORS.
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From this reading SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1858.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
a farewell remark
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
plural of “alligator” — leather made from alligator's hide
From this reading [Price 2 Cents.] ALLIGATORS.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1858.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading [Price 2 Cents.] ALLIGATORS.
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From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
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From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492
From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
foreshadow or presage
From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
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From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
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 _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading [Price 2 Cents.] ALLIGATORS.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1858.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
which person or people
From this reading _James Gordon Bennett_: We left New York amid the huzzas of friends, who bade us a most affectionate adieu.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading [From the New York Herald, of 1849.] CHAGRES, NEW GRANADA, Jan.
Chapter 1 of Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 No. 01, April 24, 1858 by Stephen H.[Editor] Branch holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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.
Chapter 1 holds 284 sentences of Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 No. 01, April 24, 1858, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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