Chapter 1 of Ticknor and Company Book Catalog (1887) is here in full — 490 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ticknor and Company Book Catalog (1887) is here in full — 490 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BENJAMIN H. TICKNOR. THOMAS B. TICKNOR. GEORGE F. GODFREY. BOSTON. #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
Chapter 1 of Ticknor and Company Book Catalog (1887) is here in full — 490 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading “BENJAMIN H. TICKNOR.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “#Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON.”
third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “#Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “#Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “#Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “THOMAS B. TICKNOR.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “#Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.”
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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From this reading #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading THOMAS B. TICKNOR.
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading BENJAMIN H. TICKNOR.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading GEORGE F. GODFREY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE F. GODFREY.
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From this reading GEORGE F. GODFREY.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BENJAMIN H. TICKNOR.
third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THOMAS B. TICKNOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN H. TICKNOR.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading #Full-faced type# indicates books published since January, 1886.
Chapter 1 of Ticknor and Company Book Catalog (1887) by Ticknor and Company holds 490 sentences, grouped into 98 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 490 sentences of Ticknor and Company Book Catalog (1887), unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Ticknor and Company Book Catalog (1887) by Ticknor and Company exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 490 sentences, grouped into 98 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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