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1
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From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
2
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From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
Adventure
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
ago
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From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
Alger
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
best
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
Boys
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
Cents
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
certainly
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Charles
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From this reading Horatio Alger is to boys what Charles Dickens is to grown-ups.
Clean
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
CompletenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
contain
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contains
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Dickens
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From this reading Horatio Alger is to boys what Charles Dickens is to grown-ups.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
enclosed
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From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
example
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From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
Fifteen
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following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
fraction
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From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
fractional
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From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
grown-ups
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From this reading Horatio Alger is to boys what Charles Dickens is to grown-ups.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
Horatio
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
italics
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From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
just
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From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
List
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
Most
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
number
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From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
popular
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From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
Price
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
Published
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separated
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From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
Stories
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Text
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Horatio Alger is to boys what Charles Dickens is to grown-ups.
to-day
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From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
underscores
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Horatio Alger is to boys what Charles Dickens is to grown-ups.
whole
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From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole number part of a mixed fraction is separated from the fractional part with -, for example, 2-1/2.
work
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From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
wrote
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From this reading Price, Fifteen Cents Clean Adventure Stories for Boys The Most Complete List Published The following list does not contain all the books that Horatio Alger wrote, but it contains most of them, and certainly the best.
years
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From this reading His work is just as popular to-day as it was years ago.
