Chapter 1 of The Juvenile Scrap-Book for 1849 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Juvenile Scrap-Book for 1849 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JUVENILE SCRAP BOOK. FOR MDCCCXLIX. GRANDFATHER MERRYMAN. New York. D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Chapter 1 of The Juvenile Scrap-Book for 1849 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading “D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “GRANDFATHER MERRYMAN.”
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading “THE JUVENILE SCRAP BOOK.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “THE JUVENILE SCRAP BOOK.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
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 “New York.”
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In this reading “D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.”
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From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE JUVENILE SCRAP BOOK.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR MDCCCXLIX.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading GRANDFATHER MERRYMAN.
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading THE JUVENILE SCRAP BOOK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR MDCCCXLIX.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRANDFATHER MERRYMAN.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading THE JUVENILE SCRAP BOOK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUVENILE SCRAP BOOK.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
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 New York.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading D. Appleton & Company 200 Broadway A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Chapter 1 of The Juvenile Scrap-Book for 1849 by Grandfather Merryman [Editor] holds 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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 494 sentences of The Juvenile Scrap-Book for 1849, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Juvenile Scrap-Book for 1849 by Grandfather Merryman [Editor] exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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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