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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Percy's holidays is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Round Spring Stories. BORROWING TROUBLE. Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c. PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO. 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
Chapter 1 of Percy's holidays is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading BORROWING TROUBLE.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
not any; not one
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading The Round Spring Stories.
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From this reading The Round Spring Stories.
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From this reading The Round Spring Stories.
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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Round Spring Stories.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading BORROWING TROUBLE.
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From this reading Author of "Irish Amy," "Opposite Neighbors," "Comfort Allison," "The Tattler," "Nelly, or the Best Inheritance," "Twin Roses," "Ethel's Trial," "The Fairchilds," "The Sunday-School Exhibition," "The Red Plant," &c.
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, NO.
