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Down the River
Down the River

Chapter I

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BUCK BRADFORD AND HIS TYRANTS.
AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by WILLIAM T. ADAMS.
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
DOWN THE RIVER.
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Down the River

Chapter I

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BUCK BRADFORD AND HIS TYRANTS.
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AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.
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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by WILLIAM T. ADAMS.
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In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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DOWN THE RIVER.
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1868

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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by WILLIAM T. ADAMS.

ABROAD

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

according

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Act

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ADAMS

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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by WILLIAM T. ADAMS.

AMERICA

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BUCK BRADFORD AND HIS TYRANTS.

ARMY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

AUTHOR

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BOAT-CLUB

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BRADFORD

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From this reading BUCK BRADFORD AND HIS TYRANTS.

BUCK

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From this reading BUCK BRADFORD AND HIS TYRANTS.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by WILLIAM T. ADAMS.

Clerk's

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From this reading In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

Congress

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Court

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District

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From this reading In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

DOWN

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From this reading DOWN THE RIVER.

Entered

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ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading BUCK BRADFORD AND HIS TYRANTS.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by WILLIAM T. ADAMS.

Massachusetts

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From this reading In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

NAVY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

Office

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From this reading In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

RIVER

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From this reading DOWN THE RIVER.

RIVERDALE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

STORIES

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T

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by WILLIAM T. ADAMS.

TYRANTS

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From this reading BUCK BRADFORD AND HIS TYRANTS.

WILLIAM

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WOODVILLE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

year

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YOUNG

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.