Chapter 1 of The Man Who Rocked the Earth is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Man Who Rocked the Earth is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945. The man who rocked the earth. I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author. II. Title.
Chapter 1 of The Man Who Rocked the Earth is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
From this reading “Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.”
-ing form of “catalog” — make a catalogue, compile a catalogue
From this reading “Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.”
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
From this reading “Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.”
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.”
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading “Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.”
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “The man who rocked the earth.”
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From this reading I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.
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From this reading I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.
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From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
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From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
-ing form of “catalog” — make a catalogue, compile a catalogue
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
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From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The man who rocked the earth.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who rocked the earth.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The man who rocked the earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who rocked the earth.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Title.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
which person or people
From this reading The man who rocked the earth.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading I. Wood, Robert Williams, 1868-1955, joint author.
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 Reprint Edition 1974 by Arno Press Inc. A New York Times Company New York--1975 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945.
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