Chapter 1 of Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A. To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898. Yours of 12th instant is at hand.
Chapter 1 of Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.”
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.”
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
From this reading “To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.”
the chief one of a related group
From this reading “To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.”
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading “To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.”
capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
From this reading “To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.”
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From this reading Yours of 12th instant is at hand.
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From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
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From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U.S.A.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
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From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
the chief one of a related group
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Yours of 12th instant is at hand.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
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From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Yours of 12th instant is at hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yours of 12th instant is at hand.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
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From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Our Hero And my friend Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N. I Dedicate this Book Flagship Olympia, Manila, 21 Sept., 1898.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading U.S.A.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Consul General of the United States at Hong Kong Lothrop Publishing Company.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours of 12th instant is at hand.
Chapter 1 of Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang by Rounsevelle Wildman holds 402 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 1 holds 402 sentences of Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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