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Divided Skates

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.
SUNSHINE LIBRARY.
=Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.
=Blind Brother (The).= By Homer Greene.
=Captain's Dog (The).= By Louis Enault.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Divided Skates

Chapter I

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.
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SUNSHINE LIBRARY.
Line 3
=Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.
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=Blind Brother (The).= By Homer Greene.
Line 5
=Captain's Dog (The).= By Louis Enault.

Learner Dictionary

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MIXED verb US /mɪkst/

involved with or connected to

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.”

PICKLES noun US /ˈpickles/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.”

All words in this reading · 24

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading =Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.

Aunt

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From this reading =Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.

Blind

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From this reading =Blind Brother (The).= By Homer Greene.

Brother

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From this reading =Blind Brother (The).= By Homer Greene.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading =Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.

Captain's

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From this reading =Captain's Dog (The).= By Louis Enault.

Dog

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From this reading =Captain's Dog (The).= By Louis Enault.

Enault

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From this reading =Captain's Dog (The).= By Louis Enault.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.

Greene

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From this reading =Blind Brother (The).= By Homer Greene.

Hannah

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From this reading =Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.

Homer

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From this reading =Blind Brother (The).= By Homer Greene.

James

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From this reading =Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.

LIBRARY

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From this reading SUNSHINE LIBRARY.

Louis

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From this reading =Captain's Dog (The).= By Louis Enault.

MIXEDverbUS /mɪkst/

involved with or connected to

From this reading AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.

MONICA

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.

Otis

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From this reading =Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.

PICKLESnounUS /ˈpickles/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading AUTHOR OF "MONICA", "MIXED PICKLES" ETC.

Seth

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From this reading =Aunt Hannah and Seth.= By James Otis.

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 =Blind Brother (The).= By Homer Greene.