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A Flower Book
A Flower Book

Chapter I

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London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
_Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
By E. V. LUCAS.
(_Seventh Thousand._) 2.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Flower Book

Chapter I

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
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_Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
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THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
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By E. V. LUCAS.
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(_Seventh Thousand._) 2.

Learner Dictionary

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APPRENTICE noun US /əˈprɛntɪs/

a person learning a trade from an experienced worker

From this reading “THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.”

BOOKS noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”

All words in this reading · 32

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1

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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.

2

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From this reading (_Seventh Thousand._) 2.

32

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6

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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.

9

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

AMELIORATOR

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From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.

APPRENTICEnounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/

a person learning a trade from an experienced worker

From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.

BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By E. V. LUCAS.

C

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

CHILDREN

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

Cloth

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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.

DUMPY

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

E

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From this reading By E. V. LUCAS.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

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

From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.

FLAMP

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From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

GRANT

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

Henrietta

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London

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

LUCAS

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From this reading By E. V. LUCAS.

mo

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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.

RICHARDS

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

Royal

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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.

SCHOOLBOY'S

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From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.

Seventh

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From this reading (_Seventh Thousand._) 2.

Street

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

Thousand

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From this reading (_Seventh Thousand._) 2.

V

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From this reading By E. V. LUCAS.

W

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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.