Chapter 1 of The lively adventures of Gavin Hamilton is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The lively adventures of Gavin Hamilton is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC. BY MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL. THE ROCK OF THE LION. Illustrated by A. I. KELLER. Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.
Chapter 1 of The lively adventures of Gavin Hamilton is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated by A. I. KELLER.”
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months
From this reading “Illustrated by A. I. KELLER.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “BY MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.”
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 “AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.”
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In this reading “Illustrated by A. I. KELLER.”
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From this reading Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.
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From this reading Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.
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From this reading Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL.
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.
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From this reading BY MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Illustrated by A. I. KELLER.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated by A. I. KELLER.
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months
From this reading Illustrated by A. I. KELLER.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading BY MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
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From this reading BY MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
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 AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.
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From this reading Post 8vo, cloth, $1 50.
Chapter 1 of The lively adventures of Gavin Hamilton by Molly Elliot Seawell holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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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