Chapter 4 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUMONT, Frank. Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills. A dramatic romance of wild life on the border. New York: Beadle & Adams, cop. 1879.
Chapter 4 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “New York: Beadle & Adams, cop.”
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading “New York: Beadle & Adams, cop.”
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.”
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading “New York: Beadle & Adams, cop.”
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading “A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.”
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In this reading “A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.”
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From this reading 1879.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading New York: Beadle & Adams, cop.
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading New York: Beadle & Adams, cop.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading New York: Beadle & Adams, cop.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUMONT, Frank.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading DUMONT, Frank.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York: Beadle & Adams, cop.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wide-a-wake, the robber king; or, The idiot of the Black Hills.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A dramatic romance of wild life on the border.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York: Beadle & Adams, cop.
Chapter 4 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels by New York Public Library holds 314 sentences, grouped into 63 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 4 holds 314 sentences of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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