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Susan and Edward
Susan and Edward

Chapter I

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S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.
Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers.
FULTON MARKET.
With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.
O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Susan and Edward

Chapter I

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

Line 1
S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.
Line 2
Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers.
Line 3
FULTON MARKET.
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With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.
Line 5
O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

Learner Dictionary

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

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.”

PEARL noun US /pɜːrl/

a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel

From this reading “S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.”

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374

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From this reading S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

Behold

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

blessed

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From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

children

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

choice

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From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

CRANE

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From this reading S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.

day

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From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

delight

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

Egbert

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From this reading Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers.

fresh

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

FULTON

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From this reading FULTON MARKET.

high

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Hovey

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From this reading Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers.

joy

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King

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From this reading Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers.

M

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From this reading S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.

MARKET

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From this reading FULTON MARKET.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

new

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

O

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From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

object

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

PEARLnounUS /pɜːrl/

a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel

From this reading S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.

Printers

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From this reading Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers.

S

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From this reading S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.

seen

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

sight

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

STREET

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From this reading S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET.

strikes

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

then

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From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

Tis

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

varied

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

view

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

way

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From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

wisdom's

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From this reading O then, may wisdom's blessed way, Be their choice from day to day.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.

young

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From this reading With what high joy do children young Behold the varied sight-- As each new object strikes their view, 'Tis seen with fresh delight.