Chapter 1 of Jessie's Parrot is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Jessie's Parrot is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_LITTLE SUNBEAMS._ JESSIE'S PARROT. =By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS. By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books." THE FLOWERETS. A series of Stories on the Commandments.
Chapter 1 of Jessie's Parrot is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “=By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."”
plural of “commandment” — something that is commanded
From this reading “A series of Stories on the Commandments.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “=By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.”
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading “_LITTLE SUNBEAMS._ JESSIE'S PARROT.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “A series of Stories on the Commandments.”
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 “A series of Stories on the Commandments.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “=By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.”
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In this reading “=By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.”
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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 A series of Stories on the Commandments.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading =By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
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From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading =By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
plural of “commandment” — something that is commanded
From this reading A series of Stories on the Commandments.
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From this reading THE FLOWERETS.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
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From this reading _LITTLE SUNBEAMS._ JESSIE'S PARROT.
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From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _LITTLE SUNBEAMS._ JESSIE'S PARROT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A series of Stories on the Commandments.
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading _LITTLE SUNBEAMS._ JESSIE'S PARROT.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading A series of Stories on the Commandments.
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 A series of Stories on the Commandments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _LITTLE SUNBEAMS._ JESSIE'S PARROT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading =By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading =By the Author of this Volume.= LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
Chapter 1 of Jessie's Parrot by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Jessie's Parrot, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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