Chapter 1 of The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt. 83, to Mrs. ELENOR LUSHURE, AEt. 88, being his _eighth_ wife! * * * * * "Salem Gazette," 1829. By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
Chapter 1 of The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 32/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 156–160
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coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading “* * * * * "Salem Gazette," 1829.”
a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
From this reading “At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.”
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading “By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.”
the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
From this reading “By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.”
exactly
From this reading “By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.”
capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
From this reading “* * * * * "Salem Gazette," 1829.”
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From this reading * * * * * "Salem Gazette," 1829.
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From this reading 83, to Mrs. ELENOR LUSHURE, AEt.
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From this reading 88, being his _eighth_ wife!
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From this reading At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 88, being his _eighth_ wife!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading 88, being his _eighth_ wife!
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From this reading 83, to Mrs. ELENOR LUSHURE, AEt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading * * * * * "Salem Gazette," 1829.
a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
From this reading At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.
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From this reading At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 88, being his _eighth_ wife!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.
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 By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
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From this reading 83, to Mrs. ELENOR LUSHURE, AEt.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 83, to Mrs. ELENOR LUSHURE, AEt.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
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 By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
exactly
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading At Gloucester (R.I.), Mr. ELISHA HERRENDEN, AEt.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
From this reading * * * * * "Salem Gazette," 1829.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 83, to Mrs. ELENOR LUSHURE, AEt.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
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From this reading By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 88, being his _eighth_ wife!
Chapter 1 of The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 by Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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