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Kathie's Soldiers
Kathie's Soldiers

Chapter I

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ILLUSTRATED.
Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.
Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
Six Volumes.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Kathie's Soldiers

Chapter I

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ILLUSTRATED.
Line 2
Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
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Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.
Line 4
Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
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Six Volumes.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

GOOD noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.”

Per preposition US /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading “Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.”

All words in this reading · 33

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1.00

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From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

1.10

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

1.25

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From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.

1.35

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

2000

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

ALMOST

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From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

BOY

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From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

CRUSADES

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From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.

DORE

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

Fifty

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

full-page

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

GOODnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

GUSTAVE

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

HEROES

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From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.

ILLUSTRATED

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From this reading ILLUSTRATED.

Illustrations

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

KATHIE

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

LARRY

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

Net

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From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

Postpaid

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From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

Price

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

PRIZE

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

Six

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From this reading Six Volumes.

STORIES

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

STORY

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From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.

volume

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From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.

Volumes

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From this reading Six Volumes.