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Between Whiles
Between Whiles

Chapter I

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Between Whiles.
Helen Jackson (H. H.)
Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Between Whiles

Chapter I

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Between Whiles.
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Helen Jackson (H. H.)
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Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."
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Who buys?

Learner Dictionary

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Between Whiles.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."”

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."”

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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 Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Author

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Between Whiles.

Bits

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

buys

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From this reading Who buys?

Cat

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Century

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Choice

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Coasts

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Dishonor

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Folks

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Glimpses

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

H

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From this reading Helen Jackson (H. H.)

Helen

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From this reading Helen Jackson (H. H.)

Hetty's

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

History

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Home

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Jackson

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From this reading Helen Jackson (H. H.)

Lyrics

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Matters

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Mercy

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

MinepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Nelly's

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Philbrick's

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Ramona

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Silver

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Sonnets

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Stories

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Strange

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Talk

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Three

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Travel

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Verses

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Whiles

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From this reading Between Whiles.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who buys?

Young

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."

Zeph

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From this reading Author of "Ramona," "A Century of Dishonor," "Verses," "Sonnets and Lyrics," "Glimpses of Three Coasts," "Bits of Travel," "Bits of Travel at Home," "Zeph," "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," "Hetty's Strange History," "Bits of Talk about Home Matters," "Bits of Talk for Young Folks," "Nelly's Silver Mine," "Cat Stories."