Chapter 1 of The woman with a stone heart is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The woman with a stone heart is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War. O. W. Coursey, (U. S. Vols.) "History and Geography of the Philippine Islands." "Who's Who In South Dakota." "Biography of General Beadle."
Chapter 1 of The woman with a stone heart is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading “"Biography of General Beadle."”
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading “"Biography of General Beadle."”
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading “"Who's Who In South Dakota."”
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading “"History and Geography of the Philippine Islands."”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “"History and Geography of the Philippine Islands."”
official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
From this reading “The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"Who's Who In South Dakota."”
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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 Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "History and Geography of the Philippine Islands."
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading "Biography of General Beadle."
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading "Biography of General Beadle."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O. W. Coursey, (U. S. Vols.)
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading "Who's Who In South Dakota."
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Biography of General Beadle."
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading "History and Geography of the Philippine Islands."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "History and Geography of the Philippine Islands."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Who's Who In South Dakota."
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "History and Geography of the Philippine Islands."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O. W. Coursey, (U. S. Vols.)
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading O. W. Coursey, (U. S. Vols.)
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Who's Who In South Dakota."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading O. W. Coursey, (U. S. Vols.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O. W. Coursey, (U. S. Vols.)
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading O. W. Coursey, (U. S. Vols.)
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
which person or people
From this reading "Who's Who In South Dakota."
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From this reading "Who's Who In South Dakota."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War.
Chapter 1 of The woman with a stone heart by O. W. (Oscar William) Coursey holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 114 sentences of The woman with a stone heart, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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