Chapter I
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THE WILLIAM HENRY LETTERS. MRS. A. M. DIAZ. With Illustrations. Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870.
The William Henry Letters
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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THE
WILLIAM
HENRY
LETTERS.
MRS.
A.
M.
DIAZ.
With
Illustrations.
Boston:
Fields,
Osgood, &
Co.
1870.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The William Henry Letters
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
WILLIAM
HENRY
LETTERS.
Line 2
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 3
A.
M.
DIAZ.
/ə em ˈdiːæz/
Line 4
With
Illustrations.
/wɪð ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
Line 5
Boston:
Fields,
Osgood, &
Co.
1870.
Learner Dictionary
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870.”
diaz
noun
US /ˈdiːæz/
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading “A. M. DIAZ.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “THE WILLIAM HENRY LETTERS.”
Illustrations
noun
US /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations.”
the literary culture
From this reading “THE WILLIAM HENRY LETTERS.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
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1870
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From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. M. DIAZ.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870.
DIAZnounUS /ˈdiːæz/
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading A. M. DIAZ.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE WILLIAM HENRY LETTERS.
IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations.
the literary culture
From this reading THE WILLIAM HENRY LETTERS.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A. M. DIAZ.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Osgood
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From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILLIAM HENRY LETTERS.
WILLIAM
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From this reading THE WILLIAM HENRY LETTERS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations.
Chapter 1 of The William Henry Letters by Abby Morton Diaz holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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- William
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- Henry
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