Chapter 1 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham. 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. MR. and MRS. A. C. NEUMANN. THE DOUGLAS NOVELS.
Chapter 1 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading “See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.”
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading “678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.”
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading “678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)
From this reading “A. C. NEUMANN.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.”
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From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
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From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. C. NEUMANN.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A. C. NEUMANN.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading THE DOUGLAS NOVELS.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR. and MRS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MR. and MRS.
United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)
From this reading A. C. NEUMANN.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading THE DOUGLAS NOVELS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading 678 Broadway Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by William F. Gill & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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 See http:// Boston Lee and Shepard, 47 Franklin Street New York Charles T. Dillingham.
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