Chapter 1 of Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STORY-BOOK. NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY. LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS. NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. 1853.
Chapter 1 of Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading “NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.”
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From this reading 1853.
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From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.
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From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.
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From this reading STORY-BOOK.
Chapter 1 of Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys by Aunt Fanny holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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