Chapter I
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ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT. The Game Fish of the North. Superior Fishing. III. The Game Birds of the North.
Superior Fishing
Chapter I
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ROBERT
B.
ROOSEVELT.
The
Game
Fish
of
the
North.
Superior
Fishing.
III.
The
Game
Birds
of
the
North.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Superior Fishing
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Superior Fishing is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
ROBERT
B.
ROOSEVELT.
/ˈrɑːbərt biː ˈroʊzəvelt/
Line 2
The
Game
Fish
of
the
North.
/ðə ɡeɪm fɪʃ ʌv ðə nɔːrθ/
Line 3
Superior
Fishing.
/suːˈpɪriər ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
Line 4
III.
Line 5
The
Game
Birds
of
the
North.
/ðə ɡeɪm bɜːrdz ʌv ðə nɔːrθ/
Learner Dictionary
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “The Game Birds of the North.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “The Game Fish of the North.”
Fishing
noun
US /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “Superior Fishing.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “The Game Fish of the North.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “The Game Fish of the North.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT.”
roosevelt
noun
US /ˈroʊzəvelt/
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading “ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT.”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “Superior Fishing.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 12
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The Game Birds of the North.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The Game Fish of the North.
FishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Superior Fishing.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The Game Fish of the North.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Game Fish of the North.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Game Fish of the North.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT.
ROOSEVELTnounUS /ˈroʊzəvelt/
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading Superior Fishing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Game Fish of the North.
Chapter 1 of Superior Fishing by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 278 sentences of Superior Fishing, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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- Robert
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- Roosevelt
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- North
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- Superior
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