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A dangerous friend
A dangerous friend

Chapter I

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Tom's Three Months in London.
Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.
LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.
BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
"A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A dangerous friend

Chapter I

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Tom's Three Months in London.
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Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.
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LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.
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BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
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"A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

Learner Dictionary

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.”

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57

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

59

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

Author

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From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

boy

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From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

BUTLER

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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.

C

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

came

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E

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

etc

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From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

fourteen

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

FROME

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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.

garden

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George

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Greenwich

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From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

Hero

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From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

HILL

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Tom's Three Months in London.

LETTER

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London

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From this reading Tom's Three Months in London.

LUDGATE

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

Magic

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From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

Making

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From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

Months

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From this reading Tom's Three Months in London.

news

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From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

path

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From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

Pride

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From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

PRINTING

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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.

ran

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From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

Runes

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From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

SCHOOL

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

SELWOOD

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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.

shouting

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From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

speaker

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From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

SUNDAY

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

TANNER

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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of "The Magic Runes," "The Making of a Hero," "The Pride of Greenwich," etc., etc.

Three

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From this reading Tom's Three Months in London.

Tom's

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From this reading Tom's Three Months in London.

Uncle

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From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

UNION

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From this reading LONDON: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

up

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From this reading "A LETTER from Uncle George," and the speaker, a boy about fourteen, ran up the garden path, shouting the news as he came.

WORKS

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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.