Chapter 4 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOOK, by Djuna Barnes. © 28Sep23, A760329. R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children. SEE My children and the twentieth century. R65891.
Chapter 4 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “A BOOK, by Djuna Barnes.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “SEE My children and the twentieth century.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.”
the last (12th) month of the year
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “SEE My children and the twentieth century.”
the month following August and preceding October
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading “SEE My children and the twentieth century.”
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From this reading © 28Sep23, A760329.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading © 28Sep23, A760329.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R65891.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading © 28Sep23, A760329.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOOK, by Djuna Barnes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEE My children and the twentieth century.
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From this reading A BOOK, by Djuna Barnes.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A BOOK, by Djuna Barnes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A BOOK, by Djuna Barnes.
a period of 100 years
From this reading SEE My children and the twentieth century.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOOK, by Djuna Barnes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SEE My children and the twentieth century.
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 R71176, 7Dec50, Djuna Barnes (A) BOOK House for Children.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading SEE My children and the twentieth century.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading © 28Sep23, A760329.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEE My children and the twentieth century.
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading SEE My children and the twentieth century.
Chapter 4 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 4 holds 393 sentences of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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