Chapter 1 of Minnie's Pet Parrot is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Minnie's Pet Parrot is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. A list of corrections is found at the end of the text. MINNIE'S PET PARROT. MRS. MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF "THE LESLIE STORIES," "TIM, THE SCISSORS-GRINDER," ETC.
Chapter 1 of Minnie's Pet Parrot is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
From this reading “A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading “MINNIE'S PET PARROT.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “MINNIE'S PET PARROT.”
the words of something written
From this reading “A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”
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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 list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF "THE LESLIE STORIES," "TIM, THE SCISSORS-GRINDER," ETC.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF "THE LESLIE STORIES," "TIM, THE SCISSORS-GRINDER," ETC.
set up or found
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF "THE LESLIE STORIES," "TIM, THE SCISSORS-GRINDER," ETC.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF "THE LESLIE STORIES," "TIM, THE SCISSORS-GRINDER," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MINNIE'S PET PARROT.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading MINNIE'S PET PARROT.
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading MINNIE'S PET PARROT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF "THE LESLIE STORIES," "TIM, THE SCISSORS-GRINDER," ETC.
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 MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF "THE LESLIE STORIES," "TIM, THE SCISSORS-GRINDER," ETC.
the words of something written
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF "THE LESLIE STORIES," "TIM, THE SCISSORS-GRINDER," ETC.
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
Chapter 1 of Minnie's Pet Parrot by Madeline Leslie holds 35 sentences, grouped into 7 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 35 sentences of Minnie's Pet Parrot, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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