Chapter 1 of Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s. 6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England. BY JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, ESQ. 4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE. MDCCCXLIX.
Chapter 1 of Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
From this reading “4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE.”
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “_Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “_Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “_Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England.”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “BY JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, ESQ.”
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading “6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England.”
a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
From this reading “4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a tale in rhymed verse for children
In this reading “6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
confined by bonds
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
From this reading 4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading 6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading BY JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, ESQ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, ESQ.
provided with artificial light
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading BY JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, ESQ.
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From this reading MDCCCXLIX.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading 6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading BY JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, ESQ.
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading 6d._ Nursery Rhymes of England.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
an educational institution
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
From this reading 4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE.
make square
From this reading 4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading 4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Royal 18mo, with 38 Designs by W. B. SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bound in illuminated cloth, 4s.
Chapter 1 of Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales by J. O. (James Orchard) Halliwell-Phillipps holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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 365 sentences of Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales by J. O. (James Orchard) Halliwell-Phillipps exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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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