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Chapter 1 of Terrible Tractoration, and Other Poems is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POEMS. BY CHRISTOPHER CAUSTIC, M. D. FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES. THIRD AMERICAN EDITION. BOSTON: RUSSELL, SHATTUCK & CO.
Chapter 1 of Terrible Tractoration, and Other Poems is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in western Washington
From this reading “FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.”
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading “BY CHRISTOPHER CAUSTIC, M. D.”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “BY CHRISTOPHER CAUSTIC, M. D.”
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading “FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading “FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.”
plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “BOSTON: RUSSELL, SHATTUCK & CO.”
plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.”
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In this reading “FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.”
In this reading “FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.”
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a town in western Washington
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading THIRD AMERICAN EDITION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: RUSSELL, SHATTUCK & CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY CHRISTOPHER CAUSTIC, M. D.
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading BY CHRISTOPHER CAUSTIC, M. D.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading BY CHRISTOPHER CAUSTIC, M. D.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BOSTON: RUSSELL, SHATTUCK & CO.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading BY CHRISTOPHER CAUSTIC, M. D.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading THIRD AMERICAN EDITION.
a boy or man
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY CHRISTOPHER CAUSTIC, M. D.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
not any; not one
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading POEMS.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading BOSTON: RUSSELL, SHATTUCK & CO.
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From this reading BOSTON: RUSSELL, SHATTUCK & CO.
plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THIRD AMERICAN EDITION.
precisely as stated
From this reading FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ABERDEEN, AND HONORARY MEMBER OF NO LESS THAN NINETEEN VERY LEARNED SOCIETIES.
Chapter 1 of Terrible Tractoration, and Other Poems by Thomas Green Fessenden holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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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