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In Our Convent Days
In Our Convent Days

Chapter I

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IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
COMPROMISES, 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage 9 cents.
THE FIRESIDE SPHINX.
With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

In Our Convent Days

Chapter I

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
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COMPROMISES, 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage 9 cents.
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THE FIRESIDE SPHINX.
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With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
All words in this reading · 29

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1.10

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16

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4

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9

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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BONSALL

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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cents

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COMPROMISES

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CONVENT

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DAYS

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E

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extra

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FIRESIDE

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full-page

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gilt

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Illustrations

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INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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Miss

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mo

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net

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OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

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Postage

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SPHINX

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text

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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