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The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.
You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.
The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.
For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.
I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.
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You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.
/juː hæv bɪn toʊld əˈbaʊt dɪˈskʌvəri ənd ˈsetəlmənt ənd wɔːrz ənd moʊdz ʌv laɪf ənd ˈɡʌvərmənt ənd ˈʌðər θɪŋz bʌt juː mʌst ber ɪn maɪnd ðæt ðiːz ɑːr nɑːt ðə hoʊl ʌv ˈhɪstəri/
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The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.
/ðə ˈstɔːri ʌv ˈaʊər ˈkʌntri ɪz brɔːd ənd diːp ɪˈnʌf tuː hoʊld ˈmeni ˈʌðər θɪŋz bɪˈsaɪd ðiːz/
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For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.
/fɔːr ˈɪnstəns ðer ɪz ðə ˈstɔːri ʌv ˈaʊər ɡreɪt ˌɪnˈventərz tuː huːm wiː oʊ soʊ mʌtʃ/
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I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Columbus noun US /kəˈlʌmbəs/

the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University

From this reading “THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cotton noun US /ˈkɑːtən/

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading “THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gin noun US /dʒɪn/

strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

From this reading “THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inventors noun US /ˌɪnˈventərz/

plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something

From this reading “For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
modes noun US /moʊdz/

plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Nineteenth adjective US /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading “THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
steamboat noun US /ˈstiːmboʊt/

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading “THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wars noun US /wɔːrz/

plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading “You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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Nineteenth century adjective + noun

In this reading “THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.”

3,620 times in 225,867 chapters
For instance preposition + noun

as an example

In this reading “For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.”

26,812 times in 225,867 chapters
other things adjective + noun

In this reading “You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.”

23,043 times in 225,867 chapters
lived near verb + particle counted as “live near”

In this reading “I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.”

1,909 times in 225,867 chapters
deal about verb + particle

In this reading “THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.”

4,022 times in 225,867 chapters
deep enough adjective + noun

In this reading “The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.”

1,536 times in 225,867 chapters

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1800

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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ColumbusnounUS /kəˈlʌmbəs/

the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COTTONnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GINnounUS /dʒɪn/

strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
governmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/

an occurrence of something

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inventorsnounUS /ˌɪnˈventərz/

plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

Velmora curated lexicon
modesnounUS /moʊdz/

plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oweverbUS /oʊ/

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STEAMBOATnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

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 The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THINKverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The story of our country is broad and deep enough to hold many other things beside these.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

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warsnounUS /wɔːrz/

plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I propose in this chapter to tell you about some of those who lived near the year 1800.

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wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading You have been told about discovery, and settlement, and wars, and modes of life, and government, and other things, but you must bear in mind that these are not the whole of history.

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whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For instance, there is the story of our great inventors, to whom we owe so much.

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yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE STEAMBOAT AND THE COTTON GIN I THINK you must now have learned a great deal about the history of your country from the time Columbus crossed the ocean till the year 1800, the beginning of the Nineteenth century.

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Chapter 18 of The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read by Jesse Lyman [Editor] Hurlbut holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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