The Prairie Wife

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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By Arthur Stringer • Curated US English Learning Edition

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------------------------------------------------------------------------ Popular Copyright Novels _AT MODERATE PRICES_ Ask Your Dealer for a Complete List of A. L. Burt Company's Popular Copyright Fiction Man with the Club Foot, The.

By Valentine Williams.

Mary-'Gusta.

By Joseph C. Lincoln.

Mary Moreland.

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter IX Reading 1/74

The Prairie Wife

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Prairie Wife is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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/ˈpɑːpjələr ˈkɑːpiraɪt ˈnɑːvəlz æt ˈmɑːdərət ˈpraɪsəz æsk jɔːr ˈdiːlər fɔːr ə kəmˈpliːt lɪst ʌv ə el bɜːrt ˈkʌmpəniz ˈpɑːpjələr ˈkɑːpiraɪt ˈfɪkʃən mæn wɪð ðə klʌb fʊt ðə/

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By Valentine Williams.

/baɪ ˈvæləntaɪn ˈwɪljəmz/

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Mary-'Gusta.

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By Joseph C. Lincoln.

/baɪ ˈdʒoʊsəf siː ˈlɪŋkən/

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Mary Moreland.

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Burt noun US /bɜːrt/

English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)

From this reading “------------------------------------------------------------------------ Popular Copyright Novels _AT MODERATE PRICES_ Ask Your Dealer for a Complete List of A. L. Burt Company's Popular Copyright Fiction Man with the Club Foot, The.”

Company's noun US /ˈkʌmpəniz/

possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

Dealer noun US /ˈdiːlər/

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

moderate verb US /ˈmɑːdərət/

preside over

prices noun US /ˈpraɪsəz/

plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

Valentine noun US /ˈvæləntaɪn/

a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

From this reading “By Valentine Williams.”

Williams noun US /ˈwɪljəmz/

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading “By Valentine Williams.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Popular Copyright Novels _AT MODERATE PRICES_ Ask Your Dealer for a Complete List of A. L. Burt Company's Popular Copyright Fiction Man with the Club Foot, The.

AskverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

BurtnounUS /bɜːrt/

English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By Valentine Williams.

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading By Joseph C. Lincoln.

ClubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

Company'snounUS /ˈkʌmpəniz/

possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

CompleteverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

CopyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

DealernounUS /ˈdiːlər/

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

FootnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

Gusta

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From this reading Mary-'Gusta.

JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading By Joseph C. Lincoln.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading By Joseph C. Lincoln.

ListverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

MannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Mary-'Gusta.

MODERATEverbUS /ˈmɑːdərət/

preside over

Moreland

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From this reading Mary Moreland.

NovelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

PopularadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːpjələr/

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

PRICESnounUS /ˈpraɪsəz/

plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/

a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

From this reading By Valentine Williams.

WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading By Valentine Williams.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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