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Chapter 1 of Their Child is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC. Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903. Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A. MR. ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
Chapter 1 of Their Child is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.”
a university in England
From this reading “ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.”
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.”
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading “ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.”
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.”
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set up or found
In this reading “Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.”
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From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
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From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
brought into existence
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
a university in England
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
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From this reading Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
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From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
which person or people
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE WEB OF LIFE,” “THE MAN WHO WINS,” “THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM,” ETC.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ROBERT HERRICK, the author of “The Gospel of Freedom,” “The Web of Life,” and “The Real World,” was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 26, 1868.
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