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Ethelyn's Mistake
Ethelyn's Mistake

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.
Aikenside.
Bad Hugh.
Cousin Maude.
Darkness and Daylight.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ethelyn's Mistake

Chapter I

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.
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Aikenside.
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Bad Hugh.
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Cousin Maude.
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Darkness and Daylight.

Learner Dictionary

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SECRET noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.”

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ADOPTION

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

Aikenside

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From this reading Aikenside.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

Bad

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From this reading Bad Hugh.

CHILD

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

Cousin

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From this reading Cousin Maude.

Darkness

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From this reading Darkness and Daylight.

Daylight

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From this reading Darkness and Daylight.

EDITH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

ENGLISH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

HOMESTEAD

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

Hugh

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From this reading Bad Hugh.

IRVING'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

LEIGHTON

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

LYLE'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

Maude

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From this reading Cousin Maude.

MC'DONALD

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

MILDRED

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

MILLBANK

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

MISS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

ORPHANS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

ROGER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

SUNSHINE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

TEMPEST

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.

WARD

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MILDRED; OR, THE CHILD OF ADOPTION," "MISS MC'DONALD," "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE," "ENGLISH ORPHANS," "EDITH LYLE'S SECRET," "THE LEIGHTON HOMESTEAD," "MILLBANK; OR, ROGER IRVING'S WARD," ETC.