Chapter 2 of Widger's Quotations from the Project is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Widger's Quotations from the Project is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1872. (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.) ROUGHING IT--book (Am. Pub. Co.), February.
Chapter 2 of Widger's Quotations from the Project is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition
From this reading “(See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)”
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading “(See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “ROUGHING IT--book (Am.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “(See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “Co.), February.”
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
From this reading “Pub.”
-ing form of “rough” — prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
From this reading “ROUGHING IT--book (Am.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “(See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)”
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From this reading 1872.
in addition
From this reading (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ROUGHING IT--book (Am.
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading ROUGHING IT--book (Am.
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Co.), February.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Co.), February.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ROUGHING IT--book (Am.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)
being three more than eighty
From this reading (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)
being seven more than eighty
From this reading (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
From this reading Pub.
-ing form of “rough” — prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
From this reading ROUGHING IT--book (Am.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (See Chapters lxxxiii to lxxxvii; also Appendix L.)
Chapter 2 of Widger's Quotations from the Project by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 342 sentences, grouped into 69 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 342 sentences of Widger's Quotations from the Project, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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