Chapter 1 of The Educated Negro and His Mission is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Educated Negro and His Mission is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The American Negro Academy. OCCASIONAL PAPERS NO. 8. The Educated Negro and His Mission. BY W. S. SCARBOROUGH.
Chapter 1 of The Educated Negro and His Mission is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “The American Negro Academy.”
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “The American Negro Academy.”
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading “The Educated Negro and His Mission.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “The Educated Negro and His Mission.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “The American Negro Academy.”
occurring from time to time
From this reading “OCCASIONAL PAPERS NO.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “OCCASIONAL PAPERS NO.”
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From this reading 8.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The American Negro Academy.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The American Negro Academy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Educated Negro and His Mission.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY W. S. SCARBOROUGH.
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading The Educated Negro and His Mission.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Educated Negro and His Mission.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading The Educated Negro and His Mission.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The American Negro Academy.
not any; not one
From this reading OCCASIONAL PAPERS NO.
occurring from time to time
From this reading OCCASIONAL PAPERS NO.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading OCCASIONAL PAPERS NO.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY W. S. SCARBOROUGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY W. S. SCARBOROUGH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The American Negro Academy.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading BY W. S. SCARBOROUGH.
Chapter 1 of The Educated Negro and His Mission by W. S. (William Sanders) Scarborough holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 183 sentences of The Educated Negro and His Mission, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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