Chapter 1 of The look of the thing and other stories is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The look of the thing and other stories is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL. UNION AND CHURCH BOOK SOCIETY. 762 BROADWAY. 1865. The Sunday School TRINITY CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Chapter 1 of The look of the thing and other stories is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
From this reading “The Sunday School TRINITY CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “762 BROADWAY.”
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
From this reading “The Sunday School TRINITY CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.”
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
From this reading “The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.”
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading “The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “The Sunday School TRINITY CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “UNION AND CHURCH BOOK SOCIETY.”
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From this reading 1865.
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From this reading 762 BROADWAY.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading UNION AND CHURCH BOOK SOCIETY.
a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
From this reading The Sunday School TRINITY CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading 762 BROADWAY.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading UNION AND CHURCH BOOK SOCIETY.
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
From this reading The Sunday School TRINITY CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
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 The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
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 The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
an educational institution
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading UNION AND CHURCH BOOK SOCIETY.
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 The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
a special situation
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Sunday School TRINITY CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading UNION AND CHURCH BOOK SOCIETY.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The Look of the Thing and Other Stories A. L. O. E. NEW YORK: GENERAL PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Chapter 1 of The look of the thing and other stories by A. L. O. E. holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 448 sentences of The look of the thing and other stories, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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