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Pleasing Stories for Good Children with Pictures
Pleasing Stories for Good Children with Pictures

Chapter I

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GOOD CHILDREN.
WITH PICTURES.
BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.
CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.
150, Main-street.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pleasing Stories for Good Children with Pictures

Chapter I

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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GOOD CHILDREN.
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WITH PICTURES.
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BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.
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CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.
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150, Main-street.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

GOOD noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GOOD CHILDREN.”

All words in this reading · 15

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150

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From this reading 150, Main-street.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.

CHILDREN

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From this reading GOOD CHILDREN.

CINCINNATI

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From this reading CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.

FRIEND

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From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.

GOODnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GOOD CHILDREN.

Main-street

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From this reading 150, Main-street.

PICTURES

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From this reading WITH PICTURES.

SMITH

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From this reading CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.

TRUMAN

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From this reading CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITH PICTURES.

YOUTH

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From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.