Chapter I
A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE. A Story of the Pacific Coast. AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC. THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO. IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
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A
BOY'S
SEARCH
FOR
FORTUNE.
A
Story
of
the
Pacific
Coast.
AUTHOR
OF
"RAGGED
DICK,"
"TATTERED
TOM,"
"LUCK
AND
PLUCK,"
"BRAVE
AND
BOLD
SERIES,"
ETC.,
ETC.
THE
JOHN
C.
WINSTON
CO.,
PHILADELPHIA,
CHICAGO,
TORONTO.
IS
AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
BOY'S
SEARCH
FOR
FORTUNE.
Line 2
A
Story
of
the
Pacific
Coast.
Line 3
AUTHOR
OF
"RAGGED
DICK,"
"TATTERED
TOM,"
"LUCK
AND
PLUCK,"
"BRAVE
AND
BOLD
SERIES,"
ETC.,
ETC.
Line 4
THE
JOHN
C.
WINSTON
CO.,
PHILADELPHIA,
CHICAGO,
TORONTO.
Line 5
IS
AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED.
Learner Dictionary
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DICK
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.”
FORTUNE
noun
US /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.”
JOHN
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
AFFECTIONATELY
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From this reading IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
BOLD
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
BOY'S
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From this reading A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
BRAVE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
C
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.
CHICAGO
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.
CO
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.
Coast
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From this reading A Story of the Pacific Coast.
DEDICATED
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From this reading IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
DICK
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
JOHN
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.
LUCK
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of the Pacific Coast.
Pacific
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From this reading A Story of the Pacific Coast.
PHILADELPHIA
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.
PLUCK
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
RAGGED
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
SEARCH
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From this reading A BOY'S SEARCH FOR FORTUNE.
SERIES
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
Story
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From this reading A Story of the Pacific Coast.
TATTERED
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Story of the Pacific Coast.
TOM
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "TATTERED TOM," "LUCK AND PLUCK," "BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES," ETC., ETC.
TORONTO
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.
WINSTON
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO.