Chapter II
1. He swept and lighted the streets of young Philadelphia. 2. He invented electrical appliances. 3.
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Chapter II
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He
swept
and
lighted
the
streets
of
young
Philadelphia.
2.
He
invented
electrical
appliances.
3.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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He
swept
and
lighted
the
streets
of
young
Philadelphia.
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He
invented
electrical
appliances.
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3.
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appliances
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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invented
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lighted
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Philadelphia
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streets
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swept
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young
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