Chapter 8 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Busy little Brownies. R71573. Fairies of the nine hills. R71575. Fireside stories.
Chapter 8 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “Busy little Brownies.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Busy little Brownies.”
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “Fairies of the nine hills.”
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
From this reading “Fireside stories.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Fairies of the nine hills.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Busy little Brownies.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Fairies of the nine hills.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Fireside stories.”
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From this reading R71573.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R71575.
plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading Busy little Brownies.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Busy little Brownies.
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Fairies of the nine hills.
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
From this reading Fireside stories.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Fairies of the nine hills.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Busy little Brownies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Fairies of the nine hills.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fairies of the nine hills.
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 R71573.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Fireside stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fairies of the nine hills.
Chapter 8 of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 400 sentences of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 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 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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