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An Alphabet of Quadrupeds
An Alphabet of Quadrupeds

Chapter I

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Frost's Juvenile Series.
QUADRUPEDS.
APPEARANCE AND HABITS.
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.
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An Alphabet of Quadrupeds

Chapter I

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Frost's Juvenile Series.
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QUADRUPEDS.
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APPEARANCE AND HABITS.
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WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
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PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.

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APPEARANCE noun US /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “APPEARANCE AND HABITS.”

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading APPEARANCE AND HABITS.

APPEARANCEnounUS /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading APPEARANCE AND HABITS.

CO

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.

Frost's

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From this reading Frost's Juvenile Series.

GRAMBO

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.

HABITS

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From this reading APPEARANCE AND HABITS.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Juvenile

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From this reading Frost's Juvenile Series.

LIPPINCOTT

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.

NUMEROUS

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PHILADELPHIA

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.

QUADRUPEDS

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From this reading QUADRUPEDS.

Series

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From this reading Frost's Juvenile Series.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.