How did alphabet books tackle the letter 'x' before x-rays and xylophones? ‹ Literary Hub
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The most common entries for ‘x’ in alphabet books nowadays are probably ‘x-ray’ and ‘xylophone’—based on anecdotal evidence only, someone do this research please—but of course, it wasn’t always so. The x-ray was invented in 1895, and, as the editors over at The Public Domain Review explain, xylophones, “although around for millennia, the instrument didn’t […]
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How did alphabet books tackle the letter 'x' before x-rays and
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Letter X Books
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English alphabet with cartoon cute children illustrations. Kids
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An Xylophone for X-Ray Fish (Letter X): Alpha Tale
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X is for — The Public Domain Review
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Trademarks Journal Vol. 69 No. 3519
DAY 28 - CHAT AND READ FESTIVAL 2023
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Mandala #122 - TrendyMandalas
Print. Laminate. Cut. Velcro.Included: Vocabulary covered: Xylophone, box, axe, fox, ox, six, x-ray, and wax- Last page is a review page (reviews
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Letter Xx Adapted Book
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