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Percy's holidays
Percy's holidays

Chapter I

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The Round Spring Stories.
BORROWING TROUBLE.
Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.
1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Percy's holidays

Chapter I

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Round Spring Stories.
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BORROWING TROUBLE.
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Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.
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1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
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1122

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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

Allison

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AMERICAN

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.

Amy

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Author

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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.

Best

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BORROWING

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From this reading BORROWING TROUBLE.

c

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CHESTNUT

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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

Comfort

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Ethel's

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Exhibition

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Fairchilds

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Inheritance

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Irish

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Neighbors

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Nelly

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NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.

Opposite

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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.

PHILADELPHIA

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.

Plant

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Red

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Roses

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Round

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From this reading The Round Spring Stories.

Spring

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From this reading The Round Spring Stories.

Stories

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From this reading The Round Spring Stories.

STREET

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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

Sunday-School

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Tattler

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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Round Spring Stories.

Trial

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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.

TROUBLE

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From this reading BORROWING TROUBLE.

Twin

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UNION

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.