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How to Be a Man

Chapter I

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See https://
A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.
Author of the “Young Lady’S Guide,” etc.
Boston: Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln.
1847.
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How to Be a Man

Chapter I

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See https://
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A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.
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Author of the “Young Lady’S Guide,” etc.
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Boston: Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln.
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1847.
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1847

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From this reading 1847.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Boston: Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln.

Author

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From this reading Author of the “Young Lady’S Guide,” etc.

Book

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From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

Boston

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From this reading Boston: Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln.

Boys

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From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

Character

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From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

Containing

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From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

etc

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From this reading Author of the “Young Lady’S Guide,” etc.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

Formation

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From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

Gould

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From this reading Boston: Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln.

Guide

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From this reading Author of the “Young Lady’S Guide,” etc.

Hints

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From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

https

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From this reading See https://

Kendall

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Lady'S

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From this reading Author of the “Young Lady’S Guide,” etc.

Lincoln

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From this reading Boston: Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

See

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From this reading See https://

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

Useful

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From this reading A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character.

Young

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From this reading Author of the “Young Lady’S Guide,” etc.