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A sailor boy with Dewey
A sailor boy with Dewey

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.
CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY NEW YORK, N. Y.
WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.
BOYS OF THE FORT; Or, A Young Captain’s Pluck.
THE YOUNG BANDMASTER; Or, Concert Stage and Battlefield.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A sailor boy with Dewey

Chapter I

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.
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CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY NEW YORK, N. Y.
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WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.
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BOYS OF THE FORT; Or, A Young Captain’s Pluck.
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THE YOUNG BANDMASTER; Or, Concert Stage and Battlefield.

Learner Dictionary

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Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

BANDMASTER

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From this reading THE YOUNG BANDMASTER; Or, Concert Stage and Battlefield.

Battlefield

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From this reading THE YOUNG BANDMASTER; Or, Concert Stage and Battlefield.

BICYCLISTS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

BLACK

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From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

BOY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

BOYS

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From this reading BOYS OF THE FORT; Or, A Young Captain’s Pluck.

Captain's

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From this reading BOYS OF THE FORT; Or, A Young Captain’s Pluck.

CHATTERTON-PECK

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From this reading CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIRCUS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

COMPANY

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From this reading CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY NEW YORK, N. Y.

Concert

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From this reading THE YOUNG BANDMASTER; Or, Concert Stage and Battlefield.

CUSTER

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From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

FELL

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

FORT

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From this reading BOYS OF THE FORT; Or, A Young Captain’s Pluck.

GUN

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

HAWAII

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

HILLS

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From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

Indians

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From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

LAKEVIEW

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

LEO

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

N

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From this reading CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY NEW YORK, N. Y.

NEW

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From this reading CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY NEW YORK, N. Y.

OARSMEN

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

OFF

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

Pluck

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From this reading BOYS OF THE FORT; Or, A Young Captain’s Pluck.

RIVAL

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

SANTIAGO

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

Scout

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From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

SLED

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

Stage

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From this reading THE YOUNG BANDMASTER; Or, Concert Stage and Battlefield.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

WHENconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS; Or, A Young Scout among the Indians.

Y

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From this reading CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY NEW YORK, N. Y.

YORK

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From this reading CHATTERTON-PECK COMPANY NEW YORK, N. Y.

YOUNG

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “WHEN SANTIAGO FELL,” “OFF FOR HAWAII,” “GUN AND SLED,” “RIVAL BICYCLISTS,” “YOUNG OARSMEN OF LAKEVIEW,” “LEO, THE CIRCUS BOY,” ETC.