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The Chevalier's daughter
The Chevalier's daughter

Chapter I

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An Exile for the Truth.
_"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.
Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.
OLDHAM; OR, BESIDE ALL WATERS.
"The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.
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The Chevalier's daughter

Chapter I

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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An Exile for the Truth.
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_"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.
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Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.
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OLDHAM; OR, BESIDE ALL WATERS.
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"The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

Learner Dictionary

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BESIDE preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “OLDHAM; OR, BESIDE ALL WATERS.”

Christian noun US /ˈchristian/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “"The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.”

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5

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From this reading Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

8

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From this reading Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

ALL

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From this reading OLDHAM; OR, BESIDE ALL WATERS.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An Exile for the Truth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

BESIDEprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading OLDHAM; OR, BESIDE ALL WATERS.

BETTY'S

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

BOOK

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

capitally

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

characters

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

Christian

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

cloth

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From this reading Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

Crown

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From this reading Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

desire

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

devotional

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

doctrinal

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

E

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

earnest

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

Exile

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From this reading An Exile for the Truth.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading An Exile for the Truth.

girls

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

GOVERNESS

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

GUERNSEY

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

L

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

LADY

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

Large

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From this reading Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

OLDHAM

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From this reading OLDHAM; OR, BESIDE ALL WATERS.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading OLDHAM; OR, BESIDE ALL WATERS.

Record

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

ROSAMOND'S

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

s

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From this reading Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

sketched

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

STORIES

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.

story

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

teaching

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading An Exile for the Truth.

tone

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

Truth

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From this reading An Exile for the Truth.

vo

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From this reading Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

warm

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From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

WATERS

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From this reading OLDHAM; OR, BESIDE ALL WATERS.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "The characters of the girls are capitally sketched"—_The Christian._ "The doctrinal teaching, warm, earnest, and devotional tone of the story, are all we could desire."—_Record._ Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

WINIFRED

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From this reading _"LADY BETTY'S GOVERNESS," "WINIFRED,"_ _"LADY ROSAMOND'S BOOK."_ STORIES BY L. E. GUERNSEY.