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Little Scenes for Little Folks
Little Scenes for Little Folks

Chapter I

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IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.
With Coloured Engravings.
HOLBORN HILL.
_One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.
With Coloured Engravings.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Little Scenes for Little Folks

Chapter I

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.
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With Coloured Engravings.
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HOLBORN HILL.
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_One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.
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With Coloured Engravings.

Learner Dictionary

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

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

All words in this reading · 17

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Coloured

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From this reading With Coloured Engravings.

Engravings

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From this reading With Coloured Engravings.

EXCEEDING

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From this reading IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

FOLKS

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From this reading _One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

HILL

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From this reading HOLBORN HILL.

HOLBORN

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From this reading HOLBORN HILL.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

SCENES

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From this reading _One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

Shilling

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From this reading _One Shilling._ LITTLE SCENES FOR LITTLE FOLKS, IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

SYLLABLES

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From this reading IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

TWO

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From this reading IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With Coloured Engravings.

WORDS

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From this reading IN WORDS NOT EXCEEDING TWO SYLLABLES.