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Chapter 1 of Maud Florence Nellie by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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 460 sentences of Maud Florence Nellie, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Maud Florence Nellie is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Maud Florence Nellie, by C.R. Coleridge. ________________________________________________________________________ MAUD FLORENCE NELLIE, BY C.R. COLERIDGE. CHAPTER ONE. MAUD FLORENCE NELLIE. Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
Chapter 1 of Maud Florence Nellie is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maud Florence Nellie, by C.R. Coleridge.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie, by C.R. Coleridge.
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie, by C.R. Coleridge.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie, by C.R. Coleridge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie, by C.R. Coleridge.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
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From this reading Maud Florence Nellie Whittaker was standing before her little looking-glass, getting ready for her afternoon Sunday school.
