Chapter 1 of Unc' Edinburg: A Plantation Echo is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Unc' Edinburg: A Plantation Echo is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
Chapter 1 of Unc' Edinburg: A Plantation Echo is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
the organ of sight
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
the organ of sight
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons NEW YORK "_I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'._" .
Chapter 1 of Unc' Edinburg: A Plantation Echo by Thomas Nelson Page holds 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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 341 sentences of Unc' Edinburg: A Plantation Echo, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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