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Countess Vera
Countess Vera

Chapter I

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No. 1252.
25 Cents.
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Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
16, 1838.
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Countess Vera

Chapter I

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

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No. 1252.
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25 Cents.
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Annual Subscription, $30.
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Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
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16, 1838.

Learner Dictionary

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Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.”

All words in this reading · 21

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1252

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From this reading No. 1252.

16

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From this reading 16, 1838.

1838

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25

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30

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Annual

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

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Cents

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class

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Entered

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matter

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New

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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No. 1252.

Oct

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Office

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Post

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second

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Subscription

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

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York

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