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Watch and ward
Watch and ward

Chapter I

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WATCH AND WARD.
HENRY JAMES Jr.
BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY.
The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1878.
UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & Co., CAMBRIDGE.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Watch and ward

Chapter I

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WATCH AND WARD.
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HENRY JAMES Jr.
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BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY.
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The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1878.
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UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & Co., CAMBRIDGE.
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1878

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From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1878.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WATCH AND WARD.

BIGELOW

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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & Co., CAMBRIDGE.

BOSTON

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From this reading BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY.

Cambridge

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From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1878.

Co

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COMPANY

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From this reading BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY.

HENRY

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From this reading HENRY JAMES Jr.

HOUGHTON

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From this reading BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY.

JAMES

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Jr

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From this reading HENRY JAMES Jr.

OSGOOD

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From this reading BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY.

Press

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From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1878.

Riverside

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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 The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1878.

UNIVERSITY

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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & Co., CAMBRIDGE.

WARD

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From this reading WATCH AND WARD.

WATCH

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From this reading WATCH AND WARD.

WELCH

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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & Co., CAMBRIDGE.