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Chapter I

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PICTURE GALLERY.
A. L. O. E.
Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.
LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.
PREFACE.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter I

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PICTURE GALLERY.
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A. L. O. E.
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Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.
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LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.
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PREFACE.

Learner Dictionary

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Christian noun US /ˈchristian/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.”

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12

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A. L. O. E.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

any

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

Authoress

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

Bethlehem

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

Bookseller

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

BUILDINGS

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

c

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

Christian

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

E

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From this reading A. L. O. E.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

GALLERY

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From this reading PICTURE GALLERY.

L

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From this reading A. L. O. E.

LONDON

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

MORGAN

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

O

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From this reading A. L. O. E.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

OFFICE

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

ordered

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

Parables

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

PATERNOSTER

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

Pearls

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

PICTURE

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From this reading PICTURE GALLERY.

Pilgrim

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

PREFACE

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From this reading PREFACE.

SCOTT

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From this reading LONDON: MORGAN AND SCOTT (OFFICE OF "The Christian") 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. And may be ordered of any Bookseller.

Shepherd

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

Wisdom

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.

Young

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From this reading Authoress of "Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables," "The Young Pilgrim," "The Shepherd of Bethlehem," &c., &c.