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Chapter I

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BOOKS BY “Charles Egbert Craddock.”
(MARY N. MURFREE.)
=IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.= Short Stories.
16mo, $1.25.
=DOWN THE RAVINE.= For Young People.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter I

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BOOKS BY “Charles Egbert Craddock.”
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(MARY N. MURFREE.)
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=IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.= Short Stories.
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16mo, $1.25.
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=DOWN THE RAVINE.= For Young People.

Learner Dictionary

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BOOKS noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “BOOKS BY “Charles Egbert Craddock.””

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “=IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.= Short Stories.”

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1.25

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From this reading 16mo, $1.25.

16

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From this reading 16mo, $1.25.

BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading BOOKS BY “Charles Egbert Craddock.”

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BOOKS BY “Charles Egbert Craddock.”

Charles

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From this reading BOOKS BY “Charles Egbert Craddock.”

Craddock

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From this reading BOOKS BY “Charles Egbert Craddock.”

DOWN

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From this reading =DOWN THE RAVINE.= For Young People.

Egbert

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From this reading BOOKS BY “Charles Egbert Craddock.”

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading =DOWN THE RAVINE.= For Young People.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading =IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.= Short Stories.

MARY

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From this reading (MARY N. MURFREE.)

mo

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From this reading 16mo, $1.25.

MOUNTAINS

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From this reading =IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.= Short Stories.

MURFREE

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From this reading (MARY N. MURFREE.)

N

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From this reading (MARY N. MURFREE.)

People

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From this reading =DOWN THE RAVINE.= For Young People.

RAVINE

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From this reading =DOWN THE RAVINE.= For Young People.

ShortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading =IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.= Short Stories.

Stories

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From this reading =IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.= Short Stories.

TENNESSEE

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading =IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.= Short Stories.

Young

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From this reading =DOWN THE RAVINE.= For Young People.