Chapter 1 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Typographical errors have been corrected. A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words. SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL. S.C. L.H.J.
Chapter 1 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Typographical errors have been corrected.”
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading “SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.”
plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together
From this reading “SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.”
past form of “hyphenate” — divide or connect with a hyphen
From this reading “A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.”
of or relating to or resulting from industry
From this reading “SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Typographical errors have been corrected.”
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
From this reading “SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Typographical errors have been corrected.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading S.C.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Typographical errors have been corrected.
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Typographical errors have been corrected.
set up or found
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading L.H.J.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Typographical errors have been corrected.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
past form of “hyphenate” — divide or connect with a hyphen
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
without showing consistency
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
of or relating to or resulting from industry
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated 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 L.H.J.
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 L.H.J.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S.C.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
the words of something written
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Typographical errors have been corrected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
From this reading SARAH WITHERS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY GRADES AND CRITIC TEACHER WINTHROP NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ROCK HILL.
the words that are spoken
From this reading A list of the corrected errors is found at the end of the text along with a list of inconsistently hyphenated words.
Chapter 1 of The Literary World Seventh Reader by John Calvin [Editor] Metcalf holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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