Chapter 1 of The cabin on the prairie is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The cabin on the prairie is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. I INSCRIBE THIS BOOK. C. H. PEARSON.
Chapter 1 of The cabin on the prairie is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
From this reading “I INSCRIBE THIS BOOK.”
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 state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.”
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I INSCRIBE THIS BOOK.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. H. PEARSON.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading C. H. PEARSON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I INSCRIBE THIS BOOK.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc.
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
From this reading I INSCRIBE THIS BOOK.
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.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading C. H. PEARSON.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I INSCRIBE THIS BOOK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Author of "Scenes in the West," Etc.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Lee And Shepard, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Chapter 1 of The cabin on the prairie by C. H. (Charles Henry) Pearson holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 164 sentences of The cabin on the prairie, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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