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The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family
The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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+----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.
| +----------------------------------------------------+ The Pastime Series--Issued monthly.
By subscription, $8.00 per annum.
No. 108.
June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.
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The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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+----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.
/ˈɑːbviəs ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl ˈerərz hæv bɪn kərˈektəd pliːz siː ðə end ʌv ðə tekst fɔːr dɪˈteɪlz/
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| +----------------------------------------------------+ The Pastime Series--Issued monthly.
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By subscription, $8.00 per annum.
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No. 108.
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June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

annum noun US /ˈænəm/

(Latin) year

From this reading “By subscription, $8.00 per annum.”

Chicago noun US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading “June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.”

corrected adjective US /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading “+----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.”

errors noun US /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading “+----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.”

monthly noun US /ˈmʌnθli/

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading “| +----------------------------------------------------+ The Pastime Series--Issued monthly.”

Pastime noun US /ˈpæstaɪm/

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

From this reading “| +----------------------------------------------------+ The Pastime Series--Issued monthly.”

subscription noun US /səbˈskrɪpʃən/

a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

From this reading “By subscription, $8.00 per annum.”

typographical adjective US /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading “+----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.”

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108

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No. 108.

1893

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

8.00

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By subscription, $8.00 per annum.

annumnounUS /ˈænəm/

(Latin) year

From this reading By subscription, $8.00 per annum.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By subscription, $8.00 per annum.

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

EnteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

IssuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading | +----------------------------------------------------+ The Pastime Series--Issued monthly.

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

monthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading | +----------------------------------------------------+ The Pastime Series--Issued monthly.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No. 108.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

PastimenounUS /ˈpæstaɪm/

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

From this reading | +----------------------------------------------------+ The Pastime Series--Issued monthly.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading By subscription, $8.00 per annum.

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

second-classadjective

of inferior status or quality

From this reading June, 1893, Entered at Chicago P. O. as second-class matter.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

SeriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading | +----------------------------------------------------+ The Pastime Series--Issued monthly.

subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/

a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

From this reading By subscription, $8.00 per annum.

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected; | | please see the end of the text for details.

Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family by C. M. (Charles McClellan) Stevens holds 403 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.

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