Chapter 1 of Little Nettie is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Little Nettie is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE NETTIE. OR, HOME SUNSHINE. BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC. LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE & CO. AND NEW YORK.
Chapter 1 of Little Nettie is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 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 "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE & CO.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “OR, HOME SUNSHINE.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE & CO.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “OR, HOME SUNSHINE.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.”
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 “AND NEW YORK.”
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In this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.”
In this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND NEW YORK.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE & CO.
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE & CO.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading OR, HOME SUNSHINE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE NETTIE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE NETTIE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading AND NEW YORK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR, HOME SUNSHINE.
the rays of the sun
From this reading OR, HOME SUNSHINE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE & CO.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC., ETC.
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 AND NEW YORK.
Chapter 1 of Little Nettie by Susan Warner holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 210 sentences of Little Nettie, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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