Chapter 17 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben. "We can tuck in the Deans. I only wish Charles could go. Well, the house won't run away. And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.
Chapter 17 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)
From this reading “And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “I only wish Charles could go.”
plural of “dean” — an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “"We can tuck in the Deans.”
plural of “landmark” — the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
From this reading “SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Well, the house won't run away.”
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading “And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.”
fit snugly into
From this reading “"We can tuck in the Deans.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.
United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)
From this reading And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Well, the house won't run away.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can tuck in the Deans.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading I only wish Charles could go.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I only wish Charles could go.
plural of “dean” — an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading "We can tuck in the Deans.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I only wish Charles could go.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Well, the house won't run away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only wish Charles could go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We can tuck in the Deans.
plural of “landmark” — the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
and nothing more
From this reading I only wish Charles could go.
above and across; more than
From this reading And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Well, the house won't run away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.
fit snugly into
From this reading "We can tuck in the Deans.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can tuck in the Deans.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, the house won't run away.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I only wish Charles could go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, the house won't run away.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And Mr. Audubon has travelled all over the world.
an affirmative
From this reading SOME OF THE OLD LANDMARKS "Yes, all of us," said Ben.
Chapter 17 of A Little Girl in Old New York by Amanda M. Douglas holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 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.
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