Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Strange Peoples is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOSTON, U.S.A. Ethno-Geographic Readers. BY FREDERICK STARR. No. 1. STRANGE PEOPLES.
Strange Peoples
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Strange Peoples is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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BOSTON,
U.S.A.
Ethno-Geographic
Readers.
BY
FREDERICK
STARR.
No.
1.
STRANGE
PEOPLES.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Strange Peoples
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Strange Peoples is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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BOSTON,
U.S.A.
Line 2
Ethno-Geographic
Readers.
Line 3
BY
FREDERICK
STARR.
/baɪ ˈfredrɪk stɑːr/
Line 4
No.
1.
Line 5
STRANGE
PEOPLES.
/streɪndʒ ˈpiːpəlz/
Learner Dictionary
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON, U.S.A.”
frederick
noun
US /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “BY FREDERICK STARR.”
peoples
noun
US /ˈpiːpəlz/
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading “STRANGE PEOPLES.”
Readers
noun
US /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “Ethno-Geographic Readers.”
starr
noun
US /stɑːr/
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “BY FREDERICK STARR.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “STRANGE PEOPLES.”
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All words in this reading · 13
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From this reading No. 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BOSTON, U.S.A.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON, U.S.A.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY FREDERICK STARR.
Ethno-Geographic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ethno-Geographic Readers.
FREDERICKnounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading BY FREDERICK STARR.
not any; not one
From this reading No. 1.
PEOPLESnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading STRANGE PEOPLES.
ReadersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Ethno-Geographic Readers.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BOSTON, U.S.A.
STARRnounUS /stɑːr/
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading BY FREDERICK STARR.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading STRANGE PEOPLES.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading BOSTON, U.S.A.
Chapter 1 of Strange Peoples by Frederick Starr holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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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Chapter 1 holds 446 sentences of Strange Peoples, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in Strange Peoples
Words and structures a reader meets early in Strange Peoples, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Boston
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- Ethno-geographic
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- Readers
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- Frederick
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