Chapter 1 of Verses for Children, and Songs for Music is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Verses for Children, and Songs for Music is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JULIANA HORATIA EWING. NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E. & J.B. YOUNG & CO. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
Chapter 1 of Verses for Children, and Songs for Music is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “NEW YORK: E.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
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: E.”
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a line of approach
From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading & J.B. YOUNG & CO.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading & J.B. YOUNG & CO.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading NEW YORK: E.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULIANA HORATIA EWING.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULIANA HORATIA EWING.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading & J.B. YOUNG & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULIANA HORATIA EWING.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: E.
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
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 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.
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: E.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading & J.B. YOUNG & CO.
Chapter 1 of Verses for Children, and Songs for Music by Juliana Horatia Ewing holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Verses for Children, and Songs for Music, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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