Chapter 13 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHITTAKER, Frederick. Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game. A romance of the regions of the lawless. By Col. Delle Sara [pseud.].... New York: Beadle and Adams, 1881.
Chapter 13 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 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, 1881.”
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading “New York: Beadle and Adams, 1881.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “WHITTAKER, Frederick.”
possessive form of “gambler” — a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
without law or control
From this reading “A romance of the regions of the lawless.”
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading “A romance of the regions of the lawless.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “A romance of the regions of the lawless.”
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large animals that are hunted for sport
In this reading “Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.”
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From this reading New York: Beadle and Adams, 1881.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A romance of the regions of the lawless.
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, 1881.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York: Beadle and Adams, 1881.
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading New York: Beadle and Adams, 1881.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Col. Delle Sara [pseud.]....
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading By Col. Delle Sara [pseud.]....
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Col. Delle Sara [pseud.]....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading WHITTAKER, Frederick.
possessive form of “gambler” — a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
From this reading Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.
without law or control
From this reading A romance of the regions of the lawless.
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, 1881.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A romance of the regions of the lawless.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading By Col. Delle Sara [pseud.]....
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading A romance of the regions of the lawless.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A romance of the regions of the lawless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Col. Delle Sara [pseud.]....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cool Desmond; or, The gambler’s big game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHITTAKER, Frederick.
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, 1881.
Chapter 13 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels by New York Public Library holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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