Chapter 1 of Chatterbox Stories of Natural History is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Chatterbox Stories of Natural History is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY. By R. WORTHINGTON. New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place. +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE. ZEBRA AND YOUNG.
Chapter 1 of Chatterbox Stories of Natural History is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
From this reading “New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.”
any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
From this reading “ZEBRA AND YOUNG.”
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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ZEBRA AND YOUNG.
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By R. WORTHINGTON.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ZEBRA AND YOUNG.
any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
From this reading ZEBRA AND YOUNG.
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