Chapter 1 of The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
U. S. Service Series. Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass. U. S. A. PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
Chapter 1 of The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “U. S. Service Series.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U. S. A.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
(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 PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
the act of burning something
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.
any competition
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading U. S. Service Series.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading U. S. Service Series.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading U. S. Service Series.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Published, September, 1917 Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co Norwood, Mass.
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading U. S. Service Series.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading PREFACE The savage fury of the tempest and the burning splendor of the sun in all ages have stirred the human race to fear and wonder.
Chapter 1 of The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men by Francis Rolt-Wheeler holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 1 holds 418 sentences of The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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