Chapter 5 of The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 3 is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 3 is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Introducing the great Moral Exhibition of the "Effigynia". Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General. And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight. 164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward. And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
Chapter 5 of The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 3 is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet
From this reading “And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172”
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading “164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.”
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172”
-ing form of “divulge” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading “And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172”
flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
From this reading “Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.”
possessive form of “president” — an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.”
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
From this reading “164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.”
an act of narration
From this reading “164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.”
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 “Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.”
In this reading “And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.”
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From this reading 164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.
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From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading 164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading 164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
-ing form of “divulge” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Introducing the great Moral Exhibition of the "Effigynia".
the act of exhibiting
From this reading Introducing the great Moral Exhibition of the "Effigynia".
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Introducing the great Moral Exhibition of the "Effigynia".
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From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Introducing the great Moral Exhibition of the "Effigynia".
flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
From this reading Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Introducing the great Moral Exhibition of the "Effigynia".
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Glancing at a fourth new Mackerel General.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Introducing the great Moral Exhibition of the "Effigynia".
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
possessive form of “president” — an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
From this reading 164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.
an act of narration
From this reading 164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading 164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Introducing the great Moral Exhibition of the "Effigynia".
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading 164 Recounting a chaste "Reconstruction" Anecdote of the Sixth Ward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And showing how the President's Draft on Accomac was protested at sight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And divulging Captain Villiam Brown's ingenious Alphabetical Experiment with Company Three. 172
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