Chapter 3 of Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else. Finley at this time was a fine looking boy. He had a pleasant smile. He was always courteous. Every one liked him.
Chapter 3 of Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.”
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading “He was always courteous.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.”
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading “So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.”
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading “So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.”
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Finley at this time was a fine looking boy.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He was always courteous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
any thing at all
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finley at this time was a fine looking boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading Finley at this time was a fine looking boy.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading He was always courteous.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one liked him.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Finley at this time was a fine looking boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a pleasant smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every one liked him.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Every one liked him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Finley at this time was a fine looking boy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one liked him.
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading He had a pleasant smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He had a pleasant smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Finley at this time was a fine looking boy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Finley at this time was a fine looking boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
at the time that
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
a university in Connecticut
From this reading So, when Finley Morse graduated from Yale college, he was more fond of drawing and painting than of anything else.
Chapter 3 of Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney by Hattie E. Macomber holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 401 sentences of Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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