Chapter 1 of Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARE WOMEN PEOPLE? AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE." ETC. Father, what is a Legislature? A representative body elected by the people of the state.
Chapter 1 of Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."”
subject to popular election
From this reading “A representative body elected by the people of the state.”
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading “Father, what is a Legislature?”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."”
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."”
a person who represents others
From this reading “A representative body elected by the people of the state.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Father, what is a Legislature?
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ARE WOMEN PEOPLE?
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A representative body elected by the people of the state.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A representative body elected by the people of the state.
subject to popular election
From this reading A representative body elected by the people of the state.
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From this reading ETC.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father, what is a Legislature?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Father, what is a Legislature?
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading Father, what is a Legislature?
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ARE WOMEN PEOPLE?
a person who represents others
From this reading A representative body elected by the people of the state.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading A representative body elected by the people of the state.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BLUE ARCH," "THE MODERN OBSTACLE."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Father, what is a Legislature?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ARE WOMEN PEOPLE?
Chapter 1 of Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes by Alice Duer Miller holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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 459 sentences of Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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