Chapter 1 of Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS LIFE AND WORK. BY REV. GROSS ALEXANDER. _REV. SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
Chapter 1 of Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “GROSS ALEXANDER.”
before any deductions
From this reading “GROSS ALEXANDER.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.”
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “BY REV.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.”
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading GROSS ALEXANDER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS LIFE AND WORK.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY REV.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
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From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
before any deductions
From this reading GROSS ALEXANDER.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS LIFE AND WORK.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading HIS LIFE AND WORK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading BY REV.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAM P. JONES._ PRESS OF THE COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading HIS LIFE AND WORK.
Chapter 1 of Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler by Gross Alexander holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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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