Chapter 1 of Nappy has a new friend is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Nappy has a new friend is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street. “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.” “Are you collecting airplanes?” asked the trashman. “What’s collecting?” asked Nappy. “That’s what I’m doing,” said the trashman.
Chapter 1 of Nappy has a new friend is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading ““Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.””
plural of “airplane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading ““Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.””
the act of gathering something together
From this reading ““Are you collecting airplanes?” asked the trashman.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “_New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““That’s what I’m doing,” said the trashman.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “_New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.”
a large number or amount
From this reading ““Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.””
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
plural of “airplane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you collecting airplanes?” asked the trashman.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are you collecting airplanes?” asked the trashman.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
the act of gathering something together
From this reading “Are you collecting airplanes?” asked the trashman.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “That’s what I’m doing,” said the trashman.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s what I’m doing,” said the trashman.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Look!” called Nappy, “I have a new airplane--I have lots of airplanes.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s what I’m doing,” said the trashman.
cut with a saw
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s what I’m doing,” said the trashman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what I’m doing,” said the trashman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s collecting?” asked Nappy.
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 _New York_ _E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc._ _1947_ Nappy saw his friend the Trashman coming down the street.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you collecting airplanes?” asked the trashman.
Chapter 1 of Nappy has a new friend by Inez Hogan holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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