Chapter 1 of The oak shade is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The oak shade is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION. EDITED BY MAURICE EUGENE. PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET. 1855. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
Chapter 1 of The oak shade is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading “RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.”
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “EDITED BY MAURICE EUGENE.”
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading “EDITED BY MAURICE EUGENE.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.”
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.”
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.”
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In this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.”
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.
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From this reading 1855.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EDITED BY MAURICE EUGENE.
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading EDITED BY MAURICE EUGENE.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading EDITED BY MAURICE EUGENE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
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From this reading EDITED BY MAURICE EUGENE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading RECORDS OF A VILLAGE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: WILLIS P. HAZZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by ALEX.
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