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A Fool in Spots
A Fool in Spots

Chapter I

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See https:// Illustrated.
Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.
Mo., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
All Rights Reserved.
They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.
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A Fool in Spots

Chapter I

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See https:// Illustrated.
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Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.
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Mo., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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All Rights Reserved.
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They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.
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1894

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.

according

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

Act

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

All

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From this reading All Rights Reserved.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mo., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

Co

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

Congress

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

dinner

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From this reading They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.

Entered

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

https

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From this reading See https:// Illustrated.

Illustrated

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From this reading See https:// Illustrated.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

Librarian

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From this reading Mo., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

Louis

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

Mo

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From this reading Mo., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

Office

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From this reading Mo., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

Printing

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

Reserved

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From this reading All Rights Reserved.

Rights

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From this reading All Rights Reserved.

seated

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From this reading They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.

See

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From this reading See https:// Illustrated.

St

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

table

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From this reading They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.

tete-a-tete

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From this reading They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.

Tiernan

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

Washington

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From this reading Mo., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were seated tete-a-tete at a dinner table.

Woodward

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.

year

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894, by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. St. Louis.