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Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Volume 2
Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Volume 2

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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SHAWL-STRAPS.
AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG.
AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'
LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.
_LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Volume 2

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SHAWL-STRAPS.
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AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG.
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AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'
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LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.
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_LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

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 “_LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.”

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'”

All words in this reading · 49

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1

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

2

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

6

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

8

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

AUNT

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From this reading AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

C

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

cloth

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

COMPANY

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

crown

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

d

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

Dunstan's

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

E

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

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

From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

edges

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

FETTER

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

FLEET

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

gilt

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

GIRL

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

HOSPITAL

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

House

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

JO'S

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From this reading AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG.

LANE

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

LIMITED

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

LONDON

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

LOW

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

LOW'S

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

MARSTON

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

MEN

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

OLD-FASHIONED

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

POPULAR

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

s

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

SAMPSON

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

SCRAP-BAG

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From this reading AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG.

SERIES

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

SHAWL-STRAPS

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From this reading SHAWL-STRAPS.

SKETCHES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

Small

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

St

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

STANDARD

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

STREET

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From this reading LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_, St. Dunstan's House, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

vo

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.

WOMEN

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'LITTLE WOMEN,' 'AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL,' 'LITTLE MEN,' 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES.'

WRITERS

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From this reading _LOW'S STANDARD SERIES OF BOOKS BY POPULAR WRITERS._ Small crown 8vo. cloth gilt, 2_s._; gilt edges, 2_s._ 6_d._ each 1.