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Chatterbox Stories of Natural History
Chatterbox Stories of Natural History

Chapter I

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NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.
By R. WORTHINGTON.
New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.
ZEBRA AND YOUNG.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chatterbox Stories of Natural History

Chapter I

Reading 1/120 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.
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By R. WORTHINGTON.
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New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.
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ZEBRA AND YOUNG.

Learner Dictionary

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Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.”

All words in this reading · 23

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10

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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

20

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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

770

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From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading ZEBRA AND YOUNG.

Astor

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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

BROADWAY

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From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By R. WORTHINGTON.

CASTLE

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From this reading +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.

Co

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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

J

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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

KING

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From this reading +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.

LittlenounUS /little/

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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

NEW

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From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.

Place

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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

Printers

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From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

R

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From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ THE KING OF THE CASTLE.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading New York: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, 10 to 20 Astor Place.

WORTHINGTON

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From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.

YORK

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From this reading NEW YORK R. WORTHINGTON 770 BROADWAY.

YOUNG

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From this reading ZEBRA AND YOUNG.

ZEBRA

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From this reading ZEBRA AND YOUNG.