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The school-girls' treasury
The school-girls' treasury

Chapter I

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Chapter 1 of The school-girls' treasury by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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STORIES FOR THOUGHTFUL GIRLS.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.
2, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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The school-girls' treasury

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The school-girls' treasury is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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STORIES FOR THOUGHTFUL GIRLS.
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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.
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2, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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1870

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

2

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From this reading 2, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK.

according

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

Act

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

BIBLE

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From this reading 2, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

Clerk's

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

Congress

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

Court

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

District

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

Entered

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

EPISCOPAL

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From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

EVANGELICAL

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From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading STORIES FOR THOUGHTFUL GIRLS.

GIRLS

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From this reading STORIES FOR THOUGHTFUL GIRLS.

HOUSE

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From this reading 2, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

KNOWLEDGE

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From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

NEW

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From this reading 2, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK.

NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

Office

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

PROMOTION

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From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

PROTESTANT

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From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

SOCIETY

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From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

Southern

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

ST

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From this reading ST.

States

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

STORIES

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From this reading STORIES FOR THOUGHTFUL GIRLS.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, NO.

THOUGHTFUL

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From this reading STORIES FOR THOUGHTFUL GIRLS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

United

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

year

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, BY "THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE," In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

YORK

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From this reading 2, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK.