Chapter 1 of The Minister's Wooing is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Minister's Wooing is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MINISTER’S WOOING. BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIZ. LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL. 1859.
Chapter 1 of The Minister's Wooing is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading “BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIZ.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.”
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading “BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “THE MINISTER’S WOOING.”
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From this reading 1859.
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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL.
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From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
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 BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIZ.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL.
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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE MINISTER’S WOOING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIZ.
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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL.
a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47 LUDGATE HILL.
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MINISTER’S WOOING.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading BY H. BEECHER STOWE, AUTHOR OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN,” “SUNNY MEMORIES,” ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIZ.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading THE MINISTER’S WOOING.
Chapter 1 of The Minister's Wooing by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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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