Chapter 1 of The Son of My Friend is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Son of My Friend is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW TEMPERANCE TALES. THE SON OF MY FRIEND. THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM." T. S. ARTHUR & SON. THE SON OF MY FRIEND.
Chapter 1 of The Son of My Friend is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “T. S. ARTHUR & SON.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “THE SON OF MY FRIEND.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."”
a male human offspring
From this reading “THE SON OF MY FRIEND.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “NEW TEMPERANCE TALES.”
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading “NEW TEMPERANCE TALES.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."”
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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 THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading T. S. ARTHUR & SON.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE SON OF MY FRIEND.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SON OF MY FRIEND.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW TEMPERANCE TALES.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SON OF MY FRIEND.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading T. S. ARTHUR & SON.
a male human offspring
From this reading THE SON OF MY FRIEND.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. S. ARTHUR & SON.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading NEW TEMPERANCE TALES.
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading NEW TEMPERANCE TALES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SON OF MY FRIEND.
Chapter 1 of The Son of My Friend by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 372 sentences, grouped into 75 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 372 sentences of The Son of My Friend, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Son of My Friend by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 372 sentences, grouped into 75 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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