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A teacher's gift
A teacher's gift

Chapter I

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TEACHER’S GIFT.
BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
1857.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
GEORGE C. RAND & AVERY.
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A teacher's gift

Chapter I

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TEACHER’S GIFT.
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BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.
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1857.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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GEORGE C. RAND & AVERY.
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1857

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From this reading 1857.

25

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

29

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

according

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

Act

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

AVERY

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From this reading GEORGE C. RAND & AVERY.

BOSTON

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

BROWN

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

C

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From this reading GEORGE C. RAND & AVERY.

CHASE

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

Clerk's

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

Co

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

Congress

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

CORNHILL

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

Court

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District

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

Entered

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

GEORGE

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From this reading GEORGE C. RAND & AVERY.

GIFT

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From this reading TEACHER’S GIFT.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

J

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

Massachusetts

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

Office

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

RAND

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From this reading GEORGE C. RAND & AVERY.

Reynolds

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

Successors

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

TAGGARD

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

TEACHER'S

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From this reading TEACHER’S GIFT.

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 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

W

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From this reading BOSTON: BROWN, TAGGARD & CHASE, (Successors to W. J. Reynolds & Co.) 25 & 29 CORNHILL.

year

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.