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Chapter 2 of Whig Against Tory is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEN. P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY. _Gen. P_. "Enoch Crosby was born in Massachusetts, in 1750. When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
Chapter 2 of Whig Against Tory is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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brought into existence
From this reading “"Enoch Crosby was born in Massachusetts, in 1750.”
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading “P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.”
informal term for information
From this reading “GEN.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “"Enoch Crosby was born in Massachusetts, in 1750.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.”
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From this reading "Enoch Crosby was born in Massachusetts, in 1750.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
brought into existence
From this reading "Enoch Crosby was born in Massachusetts, in 1750.
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
a social unit living together
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
informal term for information
From this reading GEN.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Enoch Crosby was born in Massachusetts, in 1750.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Enoch Crosby was born in Massachusetts, in 1750.
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From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
and nothing more
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ENOCH CROSBY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Enoch Crosby was born in Massachusetts, in 1750.
at the time that
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
a late time of life
From this reading When he was only three years old, his father took him, and the rest of his family, into the state of New-York to live.
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