Chapter 1 of Baby Nightcaps is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Baby Nightcaps is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BABY NIGHTCAPS. "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c. NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY. LONDON: 16 LITTLE BRITAIN. 1860.
Chapter 1 of Baby Nightcaps is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 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, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “BABY NIGHTCAPS.”
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading “LONDON: 16 LITTLE BRITAIN.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: 16 LITTLE BRITAIN.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.”
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From this reading LONDON: 16 LITTLE BRITAIN.
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From this reading 1860.
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From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.
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From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading BABY NIGHTCAPS.
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading LONDON: 16 LITTLE BRITAIN.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.
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From this reading "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LONDON: 16 LITTLE BRITAIN.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: 16 LITTLE BRITAIN.
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From this reading NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY.
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From this reading BABY NIGHTCAPS.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "NIGHTCAPS," "LIFE AMONG THE CHILDREN," "AUNT FANNY'S STORIES," &c.
Chapter 1 of Baby Nightcaps by Aunt Fanny holds 359 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.
Chapter 1 holds 359 sentences of Baby Nightcaps, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Baby Nightcaps by Aunt Fanny exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 359 sentences, grouped into 72 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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