Chapter 2 of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) by Various holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 2 holds 385 sentences of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series), unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SANTA. Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I! CHORUS. And so do I! SANTA.
Chapter 2 of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a part of a song that is repeated after each verse
From this reading “CHORUS.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!”
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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 Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
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From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
a part of a song that is repeated after each verse
From this reading CHORUS.
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From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
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From this reading SANTA.
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From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
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From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
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From this reading Some say each child should have a Christmas stocking, And so do I!
