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Chapter 1 of Trifles for the Christmas Holidays is here in full — 892 sentences across 179 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. H.S. ARMSTRONG. PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. 1869. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
Chapter 1 of Trifles for the Christmas Holidays is here in full — 892 sentences across 179 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading “H.S. ARMSTRONG.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.”
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.”
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.”
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
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From this reading 1869.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading H.S. ARMSTRONG.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
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 H.S. ARMSTRONG.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
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 PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading H.S. ARMSTRONG.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
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