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Dick in the Desert
Dick in the Desert

Chapter I

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SUNSHINE LIBRARY.
DEAR LITTLE MARCHIONESS.
The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.
By Emma Gellibrand .50 LADDIE.
By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick in the Desert

Chapter I

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SUNSHINE LIBRARY.
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DEAR LITTLE MARCHIONESS.
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The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.
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By Emma Gellibrand .50 LADDIE.
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By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DEAR LITTLE MARCHIONESS.”

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50

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From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

Author

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

BOSTON

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By Emma Gellibrand .50 LADDIE.

Child's

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From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

COLE

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From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

COMPANY

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

CROWELL

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

DEAR

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From this reading DEAR LITTLE MARCHIONESS.

Emma

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From this reading By Emma Gellibrand .50 LADDIE.

Faith

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From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

Gellibrand

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From this reading By Emma Gellibrand .50 LADDIE.

J

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From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

LADDIE

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From this reading By Emma Gellibrand .50 LADDIE.

LIBRARY

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From this reading SUNSHINE LIBRARY.

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading DEAR LITTLE MARCHIONESS.

Love

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From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

MARCHIONESS

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From this reading DEAR LITTLE MARCHIONESS.

Miss

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

Mission

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

NEW

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

Story

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From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

SUNSHINE

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From this reading SUNSHINE LIBRARY.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Story of a Child's Faith and Love .50 J. COLE.

THOMAS

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

Toosey's

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

Y

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

YORK

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From this reading By the Author of "Miss Toosey's Mission" .50 THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.