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Northern Lands

Chapter I

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NORTHERN LANDS.
BOSTON LEE & SHEPARD.
_YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.
A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.
AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Northern Lands

Chapter I

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NORTHERN LANDS.
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BOSTON LEE & SHEPARD.
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_YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.
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A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.
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AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

Learner Dictionary

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SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

ABROAD

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

ADVENTURE

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From this reading A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

AMERICA

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

BALTIC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

BOSTON

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From this reading BOSTON LEE & SHEPARD.

BOUND

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

COTTAGE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

CROSS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

DIKES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

DITCHES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

DOWN

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

LANDS

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From this reading NORTHERN LANDS.

LEE

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From this reading BOSTON LEE & SHEPARD.

NORTHERN

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From this reading NORTHERN LANDS.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

OUTWARD

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

PALACE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

PRUSSIA

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

RED

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

RHINE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

RUSSIA

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

SECOND

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

SERIES

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

SHAMROCK

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

SHEPARD

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From this reading BOSTON LEE & SHEPARD.

STORY

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From this reading A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

THISTLE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

TRAVEL

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From this reading A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

UP

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "OUTWARD BOUND," "SHAMROCK AND THISTLE," "RED CROSS," "DIKES AND DITCHES," "PALACE AND COTTAGE," "DOWN THE RHINE," "UP THE BALTIC," ETC.

YOUNG

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD--SECOND SERIES._ NORTHERN LANDS; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.