Chapter 1 of X-mas sketches from the Dartmouth Literary Monthly is here in full — 736 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of X-mas sketches from the Dartmouth Literary Monthly is here in full — 736 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= IN GREEN AND WHITE—VOL I. Dartmouth Literary Monthly. EDWIN OSGOOD GROVER, ’94. CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1893.
Chapter 1 of X-mas sketches from the Dartmouth Literary Monthly is here in full — 736 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading “CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.”
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading “CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.”
a college in New Hampshire
From this reading “I. Dartmouth Literary Monthly.”
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading “EDWIN OSGOOD GROVER, ’94.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= IN GREEN AND WHITE—VOL”
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading “I. Dartmouth Literary Monthly.”
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading “CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.”
the words of something written
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= IN GREEN AND WHITE—VOL”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading 1893.
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From this reading EDWIN OSGOOD GROVER, ’94.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
fearless and daring
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capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
a college in New Hampshire
From this reading I. Dartmouth Literary Monthly.
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
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king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading EDWIN OSGOOD GROVER, ’94.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
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From this reading EDWIN OSGOOD GROVER, ’94.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Dartmouth Literary Monthly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading I. Dartmouth Literary Monthly.
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading I. Dartmouth Literary Monthly.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
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From this reading EDWIN OSGOOD GROVER, ’94.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading CONCORD, N. H.: REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
the words of something written
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a Caucasian
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Chapter 1 of X-mas sketches from the Dartmouth Literary Monthly by Edwin Osgood [Editor] Grover holds 736 sentences, grouped into 148 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 736 sentences of X-mas sketches from the Dartmouth Literary Monthly, unabridged, divided into 148 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of X-mas sketches from the Dartmouth Literary Monthly by Edwin Osgood [Editor] Grover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 736 sentences, grouped into 148 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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