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navy bean Bullet said to be used (“a stale navy bean / That you’ve dunked for three weeks in old sour kerosene”) when killing the creature called Sneedle in On Beyond Zebra Nazzim of Bazzim Owner identified as that of the creature called Spazzim in On Beyond Zebra Nebraska Among the places, cited as having been confirmed by Principal Grumm’s research, where daisies it is said can grow in Daisy-Head Mayzie neckerchiefs One of the things involved in part of Miss Twining’s teaching (“tying knots / In neckerchiefs and noodles”) at Diffendoofer School in Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! necks Among the things (“of people, bees and chimpanzees”) it is said singing is “good for” in “Let Us All Sing,” as part of The Cat in the Hat Song Book neckties 1: Articles of clothing to be supplied, it is suggested, with various markings in I Can Draw It Myself 2: Objects cited (as part of a phrase) in providing examples of use of the letter N/n in Dr. Seuss’s ABC Ned 1: Among the characters introduced, to be featured as part of a phrase or sentence in Hop on Pop 2: Among the names mentioned by the narrator as offhand examples of those to whose birthday the Birthday Bird of Katroo will relate in Happy Birthday to You! 3: Creature that does not like his “little bed” in One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish needs Among the words featured as part of tongue-twisting text in Oh Say Can You Say? •
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