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Harry's Ladder to Learning
Harry's Ladder to Learning

Chapter I

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HARRY'S PICTURE-BOOK.
PICTURE-BOOK.
Look at the Cow and her little Calf.
Aunt Mary and Maria gathering Flowers.
Betty is taking Eggs to Market.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Harry's Ladder to Learning

Chapter I

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HARRY'S PICTURE-BOOK.
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PICTURE-BOOK.
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Look at the Cow and her little Calf.
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Aunt Mary and Maria gathering Flowers.
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Betty is taking Eggs to Market.

Learner Dictionary

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

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look at the Cow and her little Calf.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look at the Cow and her little Calf.”

All words in this reading · 21

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Look at the Cow and her little Calf.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Look at the Cow and her little Calf.

Aunt

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From this reading Aunt Mary and Maria gathering Flowers.

Betty

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From this reading Betty is taking Eggs to Market.

Calf

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From this reading Look at the Cow and her little Calf.

Cow

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From this reading Look at the Cow and her little Calf.

Eggs

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From this reading Betty is taking Eggs to Market.

Flowers

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From this reading Aunt Mary and Maria gathering Flowers.

gathering

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From this reading Aunt Mary and Maria gathering Flowers.

HARRY'S

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From this reading HARRY'S PICTURE-BOOK.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Look at the Cow and her little Calf.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Betty is taking Eggs to Market.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Look at the Cow and her little Calf.

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Look at the Cow and her little Calf.

Maria

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From this reading Aunt Mary and Maria gathering Flowers.

Market

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From this reading Betty is taking Eggs to Market.

Mary

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From this reading Aunt Mary and Maria gathering Flowers.

PICTURE-BOOK

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From this reading HARRY'S PICTURE-BOOK.

taking

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From this reading Betty is taking Eggs to Market.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Look at the Cow and her little Calf.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Betty is taking Eggs to Market.