Chapter 1 of Neighbor Nelly Socks is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Neighbor Nelly Socks is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY "AUNT FANNY'S" DAUGHTER. THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES. THE AUTHOR OF "THE LITTLE WHITE ANGEL." NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST. 1863.
Chapter 1 of Neighbor Nelly Socks is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.”
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “THE AUTHOR OF "THE LITTLE WHITE ANGEL."”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “BY "AUNT FANNY'S" DAUGHTER.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “THE AUTHOR OF "THE LITTLE WHITE ANGEL."”
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading “NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.”
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading “THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.”
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: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.”
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From this reading 1863.
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From this reading NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.
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From this reading NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "THE LITTLE WHITE ANGEL."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading BY "AUNT FANNY'S" DAUGHTER.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "THE LITTLE WHITE ANGEL."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY "AUNT FANNY'S" DAUGHTER.
a female human offspring
From this reading BY "AUNT FANNY'S" DAUGHTER.
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From this reading BY "AUNT FANNY'S" DAUGHTER.
immediately past
From this reading THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.
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From this reading NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "THE LITTLE WHITE ANGEL."
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.
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From this reading NEW YORK: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF "THE LITTLE WHITE ANGEL."
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: LEAVITT & ALLEN, 21 & 23 MERCER ST.
Chapter 1 of Neighbor Nelly Socks by Sarah L. Barrow holds 576 sentences, grouped into 116 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 576 sentences of Neighbor Nelly Socks, unabridged, divided into 116 reading sections.
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