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Chapter I

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POPULAR NOVELS.
_By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
II.— ENGLISH ORPHANS.
III.— HOMESTEAD ON THE HILLSIDE.
IV.— LENA RIVERS.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Millbank

Chapter I

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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POPULAR NOVELS.
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_By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
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II.— ENGLISH ORPHANS.
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III.— HOMESTEAD ON THE HILLSIDE.
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IV.— LENA RIVERS.
All words in this reading · 22

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

ENGLISH

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From this reading II.— ENGLISH ORPHANS.

HILLSIDE

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From this reading III.— HOMESTEAD ON THE HILLSIDE.

Holmes

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From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

HOMESTEAD

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From this reading III.— HOMESTEAD ON THE HILLSIDE.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

II

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From this reading II.— ENGLISH ORPHANS.

III

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From this reading III.— HOMESTEAD ON THE HILLSIDE.

IV

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From this reading IV.— LENA RIVERS.

J

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From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

LENA

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From this reading IV.— LENA RIVERS.

Mary

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From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

Mrs

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From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

NOVELS

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From this reading POPULAR NOVELS.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading III.— HOMESTEAD ON THE HILLSIDE.

ORPHANS

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From this reading II.— ENGLISH ORPHANS.

POPULAR

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From this reading POPULAR NOVELS.

RIVERS

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From this reading IV.— LENA RIVERS.

SUNSHINE

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From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

TEMPEST

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From this reading _By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes._ I.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading III.— HOMESTEAD ON THE HILLSIDE.