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NOUVELLETTES OF THE MUSICIANS. BY MRS. E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.” Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., Nos.
Chapter 1 of Nouvellettes of the musicians is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
From this reading “Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., Nos.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading “NOUVELLETTES OF THE MUSICIANS.”
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading “E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.””
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading “Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., Nos.”
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In this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
From this reading Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., Nos.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
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From this reading E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., Nos.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading NOUVELLETTES OF THE MUSICIANS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., Nos.
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From this reading NOUVELLETTES OF THE MUSICIANS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOUVELLETTES OF THE MUSICIANS.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., Nos.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOUVELLETTES OF THE MUSICIANS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr., Nos.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading E. F. ELLET, AUTHOR OF “THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
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 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, BY CORNISH, LAMPORT & Co. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
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