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Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days
Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.
THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y.
_Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
CLEVELAND, O.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days

Chapter I

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.
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THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
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CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y.
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_Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
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CLEVELAND, O.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

DICK noun US /dick/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.”

FORTUNE noun US /ˈfortune/

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

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.”

GREAT noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

All words in this reading · 35

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America

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

BOOKBINDING

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.

BOY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.

CLEVELAND

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From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y.

CO

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From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.

COMMERCIAL

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.

DEXTER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

DEXTER'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

DICK

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

GREATnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

HAMILTON'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.

LARRY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

N

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From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y.

NEW

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From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y.

O

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From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

OFFICE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.

PUBLISHING

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From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.

REPORTER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

SEARCH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

States

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.

SYNDICATE

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From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

United

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.

WORLD

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From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.

Y

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From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y.

YORK

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From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y.