Chapter 1 of The Five Giants is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Five Giants is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIVE GIANTS. New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street. FIVE GIANTS. REVISED BY D. P. KIDDER. FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 MULBERRY-ST.
Chapter 1 of The Five Giants is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.”
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
From this reading “New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “FIVE GIANTS.”
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “FIVE GIANTS.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.”
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading “New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.”
improved or brought up to date
From this reading “REVISED BY D. P. KIDDER.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.”
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From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading REVISED BY D. P. KIDDER.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading REVISED BY D. P. KIDDER.
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading FIVE GIANTS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading FIVE GIANTS.
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From this reading REVISED BY D. P. KIDDER.
a narrow way or road
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 MULBERRY-ST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
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From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading REVISED BY D. P. KIDDER.
improved or brought up to date
From this reading REVISED BY D. P. KIDDER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading New-York: LANE & TIPPETT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Mulberry-street.
Chapter 1 of The Five Giants by Daniel P. (Daniel Parish) Kidder holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 107 sentences of The Five Giants, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Five Giants by Daniel P. (Daniel Parish) Kidder exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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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