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The School-Girls in Number 40

Chapter I

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THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.
“Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”
PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
NEW YORK DEPOSITORY: 375 BROADWAY.
_Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.
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The School-Girls in Number 40

Chapter I

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THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.
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“Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”
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PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
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NEW YORK DEPOSITORY: 375 BROADWAY.
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_Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “_Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.”

Lest conjunction US /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading ““Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.””

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading ““Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.””

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.””

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

All words in this reading · 71

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1122

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

1859

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

375

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From this reading NEW YORK DEPOSITORY: 375 BROADWAY.

40

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From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

according

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Act

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

AMERICAN

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Baptist

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

BROADWAY

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From this reading NEW YORK DEPOSITORY: 375 BROADWAY.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

CHESTNUT

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

Christians

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Clerk's

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Committee

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Congregational

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Congress

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

consisting

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Court

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

denominations

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

DEPOSITORY

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From this reading NEW YORK DEPOSITORY: 375 BROADWAY.

District

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Dutch

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Eastern

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Entered

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Episcopal

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

fall

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From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

following

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

fourteen

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

heed

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From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

lestconjunctionUS /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

Lutheran

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

members

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Methodist

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

NEW

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From this reading NEW YORK DEPOSITORY: 375 BROADWAY.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

NUMBER

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From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

Office

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

Pennsylvania

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

PHILADELPHIA

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

Presbyterian

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

PRINCIPLE

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From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

Publication

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

published

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

PUT

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From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

Reformed

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

sanction

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

SCHOOL-GIRLS

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From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

standeth

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From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

STREET

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

SUNDAY-SCHOOL

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

TEST

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From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

thinketh

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From this reading “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE SCHOOL-GIRLS IN NUMBER 40; OR, PRINCIPLE PUT TO THE TEST.

UNION

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

viz

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

year

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From this reading _Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by the in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania._ -->_No books are published by the_ AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION _without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.: Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed Dutch.

YORK

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From this reading NEW YORK DEPOSITORY: 375 BROADWAY.