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_THE ILLUSTRATED PROGRESSIVE SERIES._ THE FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER. CAREFULLY ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. PREFACE. The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE ILLUSTRATED PROGRESSIVE SERIES._ THE FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.”
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading CAREFULLY ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading CAREFULLY ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CAREFULLY ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE ILLUSTRATED PROGRESSIVE SERIES._ THE FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading _THE ILLUSTRATED PROGRESSIVE SERIES._ THE FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAREFULLY ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading PREFACE.
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From this reading _THE ILLUSTRATED PROGRESSIVE SERIES._ THE FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER.
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From this reading _THE ILLUSTRATED PROGRESSIVE SERIES._ THE FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER.
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From this reading CAREFULLY ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading _THE ILLUSTRATED PROGRESSIVE SERIES._ THE FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE ILLUSTRATED PROGRESSIVE SERIES._ THE FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading CAREFULLY ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The selections for the FOURTH PROGRESSIVE READER have been made with great care, and, if the judgment of some of our most accomplished teachers may be trusted, with becoming discrimination.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, By P. O’SHEA, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
