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Chapter 1 of The Red Record Tabulated Statistics is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY. Lonoke, Ark., 9-12-1892 Geo. Washington, Esq., Chicago, Ill. DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested. The parties are still in the county.
Chapter 1 of The Red Record Tabulated Statistics is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading “Lonoke, Ark., 9-12-1892 Geo.”
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Washington, Esq., Chicago, Ill.”
a person who collects things
From this reading “OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.”
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.”
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading “DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.”
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From this reading Lonoke, Ark., 9-12-1892 Geo.
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From this reading Lonoke, Ark., 9-12-1892 Geo.
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From this reading Lonoke, Ark., 9-12-1892 Geo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The parties are still in the county.
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading Lonoke, Ark., 9-12-1892 Geo.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
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From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Washington, Esq., Chicago, Ill.
a person who collects things
From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading Washington, Esq., Chicago, Ill.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
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From this reading Lonoke, Ark., 9-12-1892 Geo.
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From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
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From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Washington, Esq., Chicago, Ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The parties are still in the county.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
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From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading OFFICE OF S.S. GLOVER, SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR, LONOKE COUNTY.
term of address for a man
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
not in physical motion
From this reading The parties are still in the county.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Washington, Esq., Chicago, Ill.
which person or people
From this reading DEAR SIR:--The parties who killed Hamp Briscoe February the ninth, have never been arrested.
Chapter 1 of The Red Record Tabulated Statistics by Ida B. Wells-Barnett holds 479 sentences, grouped into 96 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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