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What books to lend and what to give
What books to lend and what to give

Chapter X

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JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.
BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.
To be published in the course of the Season.
_Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.
By G. A. HENTY.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

What books to lend and what to give

Chapter X

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.
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BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.
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To be published in the course of the Season.
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_Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.
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By G. A. HENTY.

Learner Dictionary

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BOOKS noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To be published in the course of the Season.”

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21

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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To be published in the course of the Season.

Berners

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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.

BLACKIE

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From this reading BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.

BONNIE

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By G. A. HENTY.

CHARLIE

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

CO

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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To be published in the course of the Season.

Culloden

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

Fontenoy

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.

G

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From this reading By G. A. HENTY.

HENTY

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From this reading By G. A. HENTY.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading To be published in the course of the Season.

JAMES

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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.

NEW

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From this reading BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.

NISBET

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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To be published in the course of the Season.

Price

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

PRINCE

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

published

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From this reading To be published in the course of the Season.

Season

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From this reading To be published in the course of the Season.

Shillings

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

Six

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

SON'S

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From this reading BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.

Street

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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.

Tale

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From this reading _Price Six Shillings each._ =BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE=: a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To be published in the course of the Season.

W

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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 Berners Street, W.

YOUNG

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From this reading BLACKIE & SON’S NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.