Chapter 1 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK ON THE PRAIRIES. AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC. _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO. 1875. UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.
Chapter 1 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.”
a university in England
From this reading “UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.”
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “JACK ON THE PRAIRIES.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.”
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading “UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.”
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From this reading 1875.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
a university in England
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK ON THE PRAIRIES.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES," ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JACK ON THE PRAIRIES.
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From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading JACK ON THE PRAIRIES.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK ON THE PRAIRIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & CO., CAMBRIDGE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
Chapter 1 of The Young Surveyor by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 123 sentences of The Young Surveyor, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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