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Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch
Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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Nieces
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Series
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AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.
The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”
“Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.
“Ab-so-lute-ly cosy, Patsy, my dear,” responded the major.
“Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.
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The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”
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“Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.
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“Ab-so-lute-ly cosy, Patsy, my dear,” responded the major.
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“Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

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Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.””

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.””

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading ““Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

Ab-so-lute-ly

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From this reading “Ab-so-lute-ly cosy, Patsy, my dear,” responded the major.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

any

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

AUNT

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From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

baker

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

bath

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

big

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

brings

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

butcher

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

call

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

candlestick-maker

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

cast

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

chair

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

Chicago

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

chucked

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

closets

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

Co

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

corner

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

cosy

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

counting

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

daughter

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

dear

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

Doyle

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

editions

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

enjoy

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

faucet

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

flat

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

FLYING

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From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

GIRL

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From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

glance

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

half

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

head

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

Here

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

hot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

JANE'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

latest

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

Lee

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

Major

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

Miss

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Ab-so-lute-ly cosy, Patsy, my dear,” responded the major.

New

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

nice

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

NIECES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

now

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

own

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

papers

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

passage

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

Patricia

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

Patsy

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From this reading “Ab-so-lute-ly cosy, Patsy, my dear,” responded the major.

raising

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

reclined

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

Reilly

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

responded

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From this reading “Ab-so-lute-ly cosy, Patsy, my dear,” responded the major.

room

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

rooms

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

rubbing

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

said

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

SERIES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

seven

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

sewing

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

sitting

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

snowflakes

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

steam-heated

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

telephone

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AUTHOR OF AUNT JANE’S NIECES SERIES THE FLYING GIRL SERIES, ETC., ETC.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

time

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

together

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

turn

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

water

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From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

whirling

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

window

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.

winter

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

York

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Here we are in our own steam-heated flat—seven rooms and a bath, not counting the closets—hot water any time you turn the faucet; a telephone call brings the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker; latest editions of the papers chucked into the passage!

young

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From this reading “Cosy?” said his young daughter, Miss Patricia Doyle, raising her head from her sewing to cast a glance through the window at the whirling snowflakes.