Chapter 1 of The Student's Life of Washington is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Student's Life of Washington is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_History of the American Revolution_. THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING. FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
Chapter 1 of The Student's Life of Washington is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.”
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading “THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.”
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading “THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.”
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading “FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.”
possessive form of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.”
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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a young person (especially a young man or boy)
In this reading “FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _History of the American Revolution_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
a line of approach
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading _History of the American Revolution_.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _History of the American Revolution_.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading _History of the American Revolution_.
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
possessive form of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _History of the American Revolution_.
the act of using
From this reading FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
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 THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE STUDENT'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON; CONDENSED FROM THE LARGER WORK OF WASHINGTON IRVING.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 182 FIFTH AVENUE.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading FOR YOUNG PERSONS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
Chapter 1 of The Student's Life of Washington by Washington Irving holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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