Chapter 1 of The Queen of the Swamp, and other plain Americans is here in full — 1544 sentences across 309 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Queen of the Swamp, and other plain Americans is here in full — 1544 sentences across 309 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By Mary Hartwell Catherwood. THE LADY OF FORT ST. JOHN. A Novel. 16mo, $1.25.
Chapter 1 of The Queen of the Swamp, and other plain Americans is here in full — 1544 sentences across 309 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “THE LADY OF FORT ST.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “THE LADY OF FORT ST.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “By Mary Hartwell Catherwood.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A Novel.”
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From this reading 16mo, $1.25.
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From this reading 16mo, $1.25.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Novel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Mary Hartwell Catherwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Mary Hartwell Catherwood.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading THE LADY OF FORT ST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Mary Hartwell Catherwood.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADY OF FORT ST.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading By Mary Hartwell Catherwood.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 16mo, $1.25.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LADY OF FORT ST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LADY OF FORT ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY OF FORT ST.
Chapter 1 of The Queen of the Swamp, and other plain Americans by Mary Hartwell Catherwood holds 1544 sentences, grouped into 309 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 1544 sentences of The Queen of the Swamp, and other plain Americans, unabridged, divided into 309 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Queen of the Swamp, and other plain Americans by Mary Hartwell Catherwood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1544 sentences, grouped into 309 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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