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1855
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
according
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Act
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
active
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
BLISS
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From this reading THEODORE BLISS & CO.
bright
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
Carter
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
Charley
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
CHARLEY'S
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From this reading CHARLEY'S MUSEUM.
Clerk's
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
CO
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From this reading THEODORE BLISS & CO.
Congress
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Court
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
District
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Eastern
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Entered
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
farmer
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
few
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
lad
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
lived
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
miles
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
MUSEUM
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From this reading CHARLEY'S MUSEUM.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Office
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
old
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
son
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
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 the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
THEODORE
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From this reading THEODORE BLISS & CO.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
twelve
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.
year
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1855 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
years
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From this reading Charley Carter was a bright, active lad, of twelve years old, the son of a farmer, who lived a few miles distant from Philadelphia.