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Ruth Erskine's Son
Ruth Erskine's Son

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.
BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.
Published, August, 1907.
RUTH ERSKINE'S SON.
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Ruth Erskine's Son

Chapter I

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.
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BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
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PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.
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Published, August, 1907.
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RUTH ERSKINE'S SON.

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YET conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.”

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1907

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From this reading Published, August, 1907.

August

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From this reading Published, August, 1907.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

BOSTON

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From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

CO

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From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

CROSSES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

DAVID

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

DORIS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

ERSKINE'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

ESTER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

FARRAND'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

LEE

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From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

LOTHROP

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From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

NAMESAKE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

Office

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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

PANSY

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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

Patent

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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

Published

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From this reading Published, August, 1907.

RANSOM'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

Registered

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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

RIED

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

RIED'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

RUTH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

S

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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

SHEPARD

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From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

SON

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From this reading RUTH ERSKINE'S SON.

SPEAKING

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

TRADE-MARK

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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

U

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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

VOCATION

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

WATCH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.

YETconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES"; "ESTER RIED'S NAMESAKE"; "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING"; "ESTER RIED"; "DORIS FARRAND'S VOCATION"; "DAVID RANSOM'S WATCH"; ETC., ETC.