Chapter 12 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARBAUGH, Thomas Chalmers. Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons. New York: Beadle and Adams, cop. 1879. 14 p. illus.
Chapter 12 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 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 and Adams, cop.”
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading “New York: Beadle and Adams, cop.”
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading “New York: Beadle and Adams, cop.”
plural of “demon” — an evil supernatural being
From this reading “Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.”
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 and Adams, cop.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “HARBAUGH, Thomas Chalmers.”
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 and Adams, cop.”
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From this reading 14 p. illus.
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From this reading 1879.
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 and Adams, cop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading New York: Beadle and Adams, cop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARBAUGH, Thomas Chalmers.
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading New York: Beadle and Adams, cop.
plural of “demon” — an evil supernatural being
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARBAUGH, Thomas Chalmers.
illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 14 p. illus.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
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 and Adams, cop.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
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 14 p. illus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading HARBAUGH, Thomas Chalmers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit Harefoot, the wood-hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his demons.
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 and Adams, cop.
Chapter 12 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels by New York Public Library holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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 12 holds 358 sentences of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels by New York Public Library exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 358 sentences, grouped into 72 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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