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The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jesse Lyman [Editor] Hurlbut • Curated US English Learning Edition
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HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.
It is a young century still.
Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.
Some of these you may remember.
Others many of you were too young to know much about.
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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 XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.
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It is a young century still.
/ɪt ɪz ə jʌŋ ˈsentʃəri stɪl/
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Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.
/jet ðer hæz bɪn taɪm ɪˈnʌf fɔːr ˈmeni θɪŋz tuː teɪk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri wiː kɔːl ˈaʊər oʊn/
Line 4
Some of these you may remember.
/sʌm ʌv ðiːz juː meɪ rɪˈmɛm.bər/
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Others many of you were too young to know much about.

Learner Dictionary

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book noun US /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
born adjective US /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
century noun US /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

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hunter noun US /ˈhʌntər/

someone who hunts game

From this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likely adjective US /ˈlaɪkli/

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nearly adverb US /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

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president noun US /ˈprezədent/

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

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twentieth noun US /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

many things adjective + noun

In this reading “Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.”

20,966 times in 225,867 chapters
take place verb + noun

come to pass

In this reading “Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.”

30,477 times in 225,867 chapters
nearly all adverb + adjective

In this reading “HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.”

11,469 times in 225,867 chapters
too young adverb + adjective

In this reading “Others many of you were too young to know much about.”

6,542 times in 225,867 chapters
time enough noun + noun

In this reading “Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.”

5,319 times in 225,867 chapters
in the country preposition + article + noun counted as “in … country”

In this reading “Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.”

27,645 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 59

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Others many of you were too young to know much about.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BECAMEverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

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 Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

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HOW

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

Pending verification
HUNTERnounUS /ˈhʌntər/

someone who hunts game

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is a young century still.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Others many of you were too young to know much about.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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 Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Some of these you may remember.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Others many of you were too young to know much about.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Some of these you may remember.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Others many of you were too young to know much about.

Pending verification
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PRESIDENTnounUS /ˈprezədent/

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Some of these you may remember.

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SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading Some of these you may remember.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading It is a young century still.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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 HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Some of these you may remember.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THINKverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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 HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Others many of you were too young to know much about.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading HOW A HUNTER BECAME PRESIDENT I THINK it very likely that all, or nearly all, who read this book were born before the new century--the one we call the twentieth--began.

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YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet there has been time enough for many things to take place in the country we call our own.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Some of these you may remember.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It is a young century still.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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