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Chapter I

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FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.
AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.
TWELFTH THOUSAND.
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Five Minutes' Stories

Chapter I

Reading 1/109 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.
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AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.
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TWELFTH THOUSAND.
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London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
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NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.

Learner Dictionary

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Christian noun US /ˈchristian/

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

From this reading “London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.”

All words in this reading · 21

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AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.

AVENUE

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From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.

C

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From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.

CARROTS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.

CHARING

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From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.

Christian

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From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

CROSS

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From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.

FIVE

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From this reading FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

Knowledge

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From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

London

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From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

MINUTES

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From this reading FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.

NORTHUMBERLAND

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From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.

Promoting

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From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

Society

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From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

STORIES

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From this reading FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.

THOUSAND

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From this reading TWELFTH THOUSAND.

TWELFTH

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From this reading TWELFTH THOUSAND.

W

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From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.