Chapter 1 of In My Nursery is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of In My Nursery is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN MY NURSERY. AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC. BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A. JULIA WARD HOWE.
Chapter 1 of In My Nursery is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.”
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading “JULIA WARD HOWE.”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “IN MY NURSERY.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “JULIA WARD HOWE.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading JULIA WARD HOWE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MY NURSERY.
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 Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULIA WARD HOWE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN MY NURSERY.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading IN MY NURSERY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
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 AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading JULIA WARD HOWE.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO," "TOTO'S MERRY WINTER," ETC.
Chapter 1 of In My Nursery by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 364 sentences, grouped into 73 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 364 sentences of In My Nursery, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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