Chapter I
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ELM ISLAND STORIES. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG. LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON. ELM ISLAND STORIES.
The Hard-Scrabble of Elm Island
Chapter I
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ELM
ISLAND
STORIES.
BY
REV.
ELIJAH
KELLOGG.
LEE &
SHEPARD
BOSTON.
ELM
ISLAND
STORIES.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Hard-Scrabble of Elm Island
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Hard-Scrabble of Elm Island is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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ELM
ISLAND
STORIES.
/elm ˈaɪlənd ˈstɔːriz/
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BY
REV.
/baɪ rev/
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ELIJAH
KELLOGG.
/eˈlaɪdʒə ˈkelɔːɡ/
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LEE &
SHEPARD
BOSTON.
/liː ˈʃepərd ˈbɑːstən/
Line 5
ELM
ISLAND
STORIES.
/elm ˈaɪlənd ˈstɔːriz/
Learner Dictionary
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.”
elijah
noun
US /eˈlaɪdʒə/
a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
From this reading “ELIJAH KELLOGG.”
elm
noun
US /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “ELM ISLAND STORIES.”
kellogg
noun
US /ˈkelɔːɡ/
United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)
From this reading “ELIJAH KELLOGG.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.”
rev
verb
US /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “BY REV.”
shepard
noun
US /ˈʃepərd/
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “ELM ISLAND STORIES.”
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY REV.
ELIJAHnounUS /eˈlaɪdʒə/
a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
From this reading ELIJAH KELLOGG.
ELMnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading ELM ISLAND STORIES.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ELM ISLAND STORIES.
KELLOGGnounUS /ˈkelɔːɡ/
United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)
From this reading ELIJAH KELLOGG.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.
REVverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading BY REV.
SHEPARDnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ELM ISLAND STORIES.
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- Island
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- Stories
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- Elijah
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- Kellogg
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