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Chapter 1 of Traits of American Humour, Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 2114 sentences across 423 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S. EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C. &C. I N T H R E E V O L U M E S. V O L. III.
Chapter 1 of Traits of American Humour, Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 2114 sentences across 423 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
a slippery smoothness
From this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
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 B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading V O L. III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading I N T H R E E V O L U M E S.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I N T H R E E V O L U M E S.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
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 B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
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 B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
a slippery smoothness
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDITED AND ADAPTED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK,” “THE OLD JUDGE,” “THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA,” &C.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading B Y N A T I V E A U T H O R S.
Chapter 1 of Traits of American Humour, Vol. 3 of 3 by Thomas Chandler [Editor] Haliburton holds 2114 sentences, grouped into 423 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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