Chapter 1 of The Memoirs of an American Citizen is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 1 of The Memoirs of an American Citizen is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC. Set up and electrotyped. Published July, 1905. Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
Chapter 1 of The Memoirs of an American Citizen is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “"O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “"O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “Published July, 1905.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published July, 1905.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.”
set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
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From this reading Published July, 1905.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
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 Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Published July, 1905.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
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 "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
and nothing more
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published July, 1905.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
express in words
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC.
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