Chapter 1 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc. Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
Chapter 1 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading “With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Cloth.”
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
From this reading “Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading “Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.”
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.”
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From this reading 12mo.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth.
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
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From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
an educational institution
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America The girls at Higbee School that term had a craze for marking everything they owned with their monograms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
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From this reading With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Author Of The Oldest of Four, The Girls of Hillcrest Farm, Wyn's Camping Days, Etc.
Chapter 1 of A Little Miss Nobody by Amy Bell Marlowe holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 147 sentences of A Little Miss Nobody, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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