Chapter 1 of Nonsense for old and young is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Nonsense for old and young is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook. Nonsense for Old and Young. “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.” Oliver ❦ Wendell Holmes. A Foreword.
Chapter 1 of Nonsense for old and young is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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further or added
From this reading “Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “A Foreword.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “Oliver ❦ Wendell Holmes.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense for Old and Young.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Oliver ❦ Wendell Holmes.”
past form of “relish” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading ““A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.””
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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 little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
further or added
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nonsense for Old and Young.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nonsense for Old and Young.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading A Foreword.
set up or found
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading Oliver ❦ Wendell Holmes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading Nonsense for Old and Young.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Nonsense for Old and Young.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Oliver ❦ Wendell Holmes.
past form of “relish” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oliver ❦ Wendell Holmes.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Nonsense for Old and Young.
Chapter 1 of Nonsense for old and young by Eugene Field holds 530 sentences, grouped into 106 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 530 sentences of Nonsense for old and young, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Nonsense for old and young by Eugene Field exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 530 sentences, grouped into 106 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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