Chapter I
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FRIENDS AND COUSINS. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.00. BROTHERS AND SISTERS. Illustrated.
Friends and cousins
Chapter I
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FRIENDS
AND
COUSINS.
Illustrated.
12mo,
$1.00.
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS.
Illustrated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Friends and cousins
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Friends and cousins is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
FRIENDS
AND
COUSINS.
/frendz ənd ˈkʌzənz/
Line 2
Illustrated.
/ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
Line 3
12mo,
$1.00.
Line 4
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS.
/ˈbrʌðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz/
Line 5
Illustrated.
/ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
Learner Dictionary
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “BROTHERS AND SISTERS.”
cousins
noun
US /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “FRIENDS AND COUSINS.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “FRIENDS AND COUSINS.”
Illustrated
verb
US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “BROTHERS AND SISTERS.”
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1.00
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From this reading 12mo, $1.00.
12
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From this reading 12mo, $1.00.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRIENDS AND COUSINS.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
COUSINSnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading FRIENDS AND COUSINS.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FRIENDS AND COUSINS.
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo, $1.00.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
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