Chapter I
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TREASURE. ("ELMO.") CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. BELFORD, CLARKE & CO. BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
My Treasure
Chapter I
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TREASURE.
("ELMO.")
CHICAGO
AND
NEW
YORK.
BELFORD,
CLARKE &
CO.
BELFORD,
CLARKE &
CO.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
My Treasure
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of My Treasure is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
TREASURE.
/ˈtreʒər/
Line 2
("ELMO.")
Line 3
CHICAGO
AND
NEW
YORK.
/ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ ənd nuː jɔːrk/
Line 4
BELFORD,
CLARKE &
CO.
Line 5
BELFORD,
CLARKE &
CO.
Learner Dictionary
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chicago
noun
US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “TREASURE.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.
BELFORD
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From this reading BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
CHICAGOnounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.
CLARKE
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From this reading BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
ELMO
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ("ELMO.")
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading TREASURE.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.
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