Chapter 18 of The American Union Speaker is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The American Union Speaker is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines." L. Swain. CCLXXXI. THE BATTLE OF CIVILIZATIONS. Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
Chapter 18 of The American Union Speaker is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ballot” — a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
From this reading “Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.”
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading “"O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."”
plural of “civilization” — a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading “THE BATTLE OF CIVILIZATIONS.”
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading “Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.”
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading “"O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."”
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading “Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.”
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading “L. Swain.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
plural of “ballot” — a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CIVILIZATIONS.
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CCLXXXI.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
plural of “civilization” — a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CIVILIZATIONS.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. Swain.
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
throughout a period of time
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CIVILIZATIONS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
and nothing more
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading L. Swain.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CIVILIZATIONS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Our war is only an appeal from the nineteenth century of freedom and ballots to the system of the sixteenth century.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading "O'er all its breadth His wisdom walks, On all its waves His goodness shines."
Chapter 18 of The American Union Speaker by John D. (John Dudley) Philbrick holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 18 holds 385 sentences of The American Union Speaker, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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