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Chapter I

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_Walking in the Light._ A STORY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS OF ALL AGES.
AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "TABBY'S TRAVELS," "KITTY MAYNARD," "READY WORK," ETC., ETC.
BOSTON: HENRY HOYT No. 9 Cornhill.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter I

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_Walking in the Light._ A STORY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS OF ALL AGES.
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AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "TABBY'S TRAVELS," "KITTY MAYNARD," "READY WORK," ETC., ETC.
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BOSTON: HENRY HOYT No. 9 Cornhill.
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Learner Dictionary

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Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

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1859

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9

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From this reading BOSTON: HENRY HOYT No. 9 Cornhill.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

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according

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Act

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AGES

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From this reading _Walking in the Light._ A STORY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS OF ALL AGES.

ALL

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From this reading _Walking in the Light._ A STORY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS OF ALL AGES.

AMY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "TABBY'S TRAVELS," "KITTY MAYNARD," "READY WORK," ETC., ETC.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

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AUTHOR

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BOSTON

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From this reading BOSTON: HENRY HOYT No. 9 Cornhill.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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Clerk's

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Congress

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Cornhill

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Court

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cover

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CROSS

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District

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domain

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eBook

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Entered

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ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "TABBY'S TRAVELS," "KITTY MAYNARD," "READY WORK," ETC., ETC.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Walking in the Light._ A STORY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS OF ALL AGES.

GIRLS

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granted

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HENRY

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HOYT

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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included

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IRISH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "TABBY'S TRAVELS," "KITTY MAYNARD," "READY WORK," ETC., ETC.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

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KITTY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "TABBY'S TRAVELS," "KITTY MAYNARD," "READY WORK," ETC., ETC.

Light

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Massachusetts

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MAYNARD

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New

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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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Office

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original

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public

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READY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "TABBY'S TRAVELS," "KITTY MAYNARD," "READY WORK," ETC., ETC.

SCHOOL

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SIGN

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STORY

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TABBY'S

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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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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

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TRAVELS

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Walking

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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WORK

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year

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