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Nine Little Goslings
Nine Little Goslings

Chapter I

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NINE LITTLE GOSLINGS.
Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."
With Illustrations.
CURLY LOCKS.
GOOSEY, GOOSEY GANDER.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nine Little Goslings

Chapter I

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NINE LITTLE GOSLINGS.
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Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."
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With Illustrations.
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CURLY LOCKS.
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GOOSEY, GOOSEY GANDER.

Learner Dictionary

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LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “NINE LITTLE GOSLINGS.”

All words in this reading · 22

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

Author

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From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

Bargain

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From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

CURLY

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From this reading CURLY LOCKS.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

GANDER

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From this reading GOOSEY, GOOSEY GANDER.

GOOSEY

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From this reading GOOSEY, GOOSEY GANDER.

GOSLINGS

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From this reading NINE LITTLE GOSLINGS.

Illustrations

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From this reading With Illustrations.

Katy

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From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading NINE LITTLE GOSLINGS.

LOCKS

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From this reading CURLY LOCKS.

Mischief's

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From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

New

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From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

NINE

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From this reading NINE LITTLE GOSLINGS.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

School

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From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

Thanksgiving

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From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With Illustrations.

Year's

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From this reading Author of "The New Year's Bargain," "Mischief's Thanksgiving," "What Katy Did," "What Katy Did at School."