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Chapter 1 of The Life of Gen. Thos. J. Jackson, "Stonewall" is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIFE OF Gen. Thos. J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words. ILLUSTRATED. By Mrs. MARY L. WILLIAMSON. Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 _DEDICATED TO ALL YOUTHS WHO ADMIRE THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND MILITARY GENIUS OF THOMAS J. JACKSON._ PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of The Life of Gen. Thos. J. Jackson, "Stonewall" is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
informal term for information
From this reading “THE LIFE OF Gen. Thos.”
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading “J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 _DEDICATED TO ALL YOUTHS WHO ADMIRE THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND MILITARY GENIUS OF THOMAS J. JACKSON._ PREFACE.”
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 _DEDICATED TO ALL YOUTHS WHO ADMIRE THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND MILITARY GENIUS OF THOMAS J. JACKSON._ PREFACE.”
distribute loosely
From this reading “Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 _DEDICATED TO ALL YOUTHS WHO ADMIRE THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND MILITARY GENIUS OF THOMAS J. JACKSON._ PREFACE.”
obstruct or hinder any discussion
From this reading “J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.”
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 _DEDICATED TO ALL YOUTHS WHO ADMIRE THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND MILITARY GENIUS OF THOMAS J. JACKSON._ PREFACE.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 _DEDICATED TO ALL YOUTHS WHO ADMIRE THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND MILITARY GENIUS OF THOMAS J. JACKSON._ PREFACE.”
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feel admiration for
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Mrs. MARY L. WILLIAMSON.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
informal term for information
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Thos.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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a body of students who are taught together
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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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 J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) 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 By Mrs. MARY L. WILLIAMSON.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Thos.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading By Mrs. MARY L. WILLIAMSON.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
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a form of address for a married woman
From this reading By Mrs. MARY L. WILLIAMSON.
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
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Thos.
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
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a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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a person who enjoys reading
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
distribute loosely
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obstruct or hinder any discussion
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Thos.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIFE OF Gen. Thos.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
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plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
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which person or people
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Mrs. MARY L. WILLIAMSON.
the words that are spoken
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading J. Jackson “Stonewall” FOR THE YOUNG, (FOURTH READER GRADE) In Easy Words.
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Sprinkle Publications P. O. Box 1094 Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 _DEDICATED TO ALL YOUTHS WHO ADMIRE THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND MILITARY GENIUS OF THOMAS J. JACKSON._ PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of The Life of Gen. Thos. J. Jackson, "Stonewall" by Mary L. (Mary Lynn) Williamson holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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