Chapter 1 of The Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee, for Children, in Easy Words is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee, for Children, in Easy Words is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words. ILLUSTRATED. MRS. MARY L. WILLIAMSON. Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
Chapter 1 of The Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee, for Children, in Easy Words is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.”
informal term for information
From this reading “THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.”
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.”
distribute loosely
From this reading “Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.”
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From this reading Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
informal term for information
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading MARY L. WILLIAMSON.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY L. WILLIAMSON.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
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 Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
distribute loosely
From this reading Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Va.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY L. WILLIAMSON.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, FOR CHILDREN, In Easy Words.
Chapter 1 of The Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee, for Children, in Easy Words by Mary L. (Mary Lynn) Williamson holds 106 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 106 sentences of The Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee, for Children, in Easy Words, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee, for Children, in Easy Words by Mary L. (Mary Lynn) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 106 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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