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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of How Girls Can Help Their Country is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
33. Scribe. (Open Book.) 1. Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
Chapter 3 of How Girls Can Help Their Country is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading “Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.”
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading “Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.”
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading “Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.”
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading “Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.”
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading “Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.”
score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
From this reading “Scribe.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading (Open Book.)
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading (Open Book.)
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
an educational institution
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
From this reading Scribe.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.
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