Chapter 1 of The Last Penny and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Last Penny and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OTHER STORIES. By T. S. ARTHUR. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO. 1852.
Chapter 1 of The Last Penny and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “By T. S. ARTHUR.”
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.”
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: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.”
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 “OTHER STORIES.”
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From this reading 1852.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading By T. S. ARTHUR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By T. S. ARTHUR.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OTHER STORIES.
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: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading By T. S. ARTHUR.
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 OTHER STORIES.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading By T. S. ARTHUR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY CROOME.
Chapter 1 of The Last Penny and Other Stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of The Last Penny and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Last Penny and Other Stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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