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Chapter 1 of The Travels and Extraordinary Adventures of Bob the Squirrel is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB THE SQUIRREL. BOB THE SQUIRREL. _Distinguished Artists._ PHILADELPHIA: GEO. S. APPLETON, 148 CHESTNUT STREET. NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO., 200 BROADWAY.
Chapter 1 of The Travels and Extraordinary Adventures of Bob the Squirrel is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 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 “S. APPLETON, 148 CHESTNUT STREET.”
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “_Distinguished Artists._ PHILADELPHIA: GEO.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB THE SQUIRREL.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO., 200 BROADWAY.”
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading “S. APPLETON, 148 CHESTNUT STREET.”
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “_Distinguished Artists._ PHILADELPHIA: GEO.”
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “BOB THE SQUIRREL.”
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From this reading S. APPLETON, 148 CHESTNUT STREET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO., 200 BROADWAY.
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading S. APPLETON, 148 CHESTNUT STREET.
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading _Distinguished Artists._ PHILADELPHIA: GEO.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB THE SQUIRREL.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO., 200 BROADWAY.
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading S. APPLETON, 148 CHESTNUT STREET.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO., 200 BROADWAY.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO., 200 BROADWAY.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading _Distinguished Artists._ PHILADELPHIA: GEO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Distinguished Artists._ PHILADELPHIA: GEO.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO., 200 BROADWAY.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading _Distinguished Artists._ PHILADELPHIA: GEO.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. APPLETON, 148 CHESTNUT STREET.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading BOB THE SQUIRREL.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading S. APPLETON, 148 CHESTNUT STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB THE SQUIRREL.
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: D. APPLETON & CO., 200 BROADWAY.
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