Chapter 1 of The Scarlet Banner is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Scarlet Banner is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc. Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co. UNIVERSITY PRESS . JOHN WILSON AND SON . CAMBRIDGE .
Chapter 1 of The Scarlet Banner is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university in England
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE .”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co.”
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.”
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading “Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “UNIVERSITY PRESS .”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “JOHN WILSON AND SON .”
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In this reading “Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON .
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co.
a university in England
From this reading CAMBRIDGE .
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co.
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
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 Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON .
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS .
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
a male human offspring
From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading Translated from the German by MARY J. SAFFORD TRANSLATOR OF "A Captive of the Roman Eagles," "Felicitas," etc.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS .
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON .
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