Chapter 1 of The Coward is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Coward is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http://www. A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863. HENRY MORFORD. Author of "Shoulder-Straps," "The Days of Shoddy," etc. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
Chapter 1 of The Coward is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "Shoulder-Straps," "The Days of Shoddy," etc.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.”
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading “Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “HENRY MORFORD.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://www.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.”
made of inferior workmanship and materials
From this reading “Author of "Shoulder-Straps," "The Days of Shoddy," etc.”
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From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
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From this reading Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Shoulder-Straps," "The Days of Shoddy," etc.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Author of "Shoulder-Straps," "The Days of Shoddy," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Shoulder-Straps," "The Days of Shoddy," etc.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY MORFORD.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
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From this reading HENRY MORFORD.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://www.
made of inferior workmanship and materials
From this reading Author of "Shoulder-Straps," "The Days of Shoddy," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Shoulder-Straps," "The Days of Shoddy," etc.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863.
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.
Chapter 1 of The Coward by Henry Morford holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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 13 sentences of The Coward, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Coward by Henry Morford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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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