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The True Life of Betty Ireland
The True Life of Betty Ireland

Chapter I

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The oe ligature is represented as [oe].
_Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.
_LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
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The True Life of Betty Ireland

Chapter I

Reading 1/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The oe ligature is represented as [oe].
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_Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
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Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
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Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.
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_LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

Learner Dictionary

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Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.”

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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 _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

Account

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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.

ADVENTURES

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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].

Betty

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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

BIRTH

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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

BLANCH

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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.

BRITAIN

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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.

British

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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

Containing

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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.

curious

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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.

Dame-street

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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

DUBLIN

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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

EDUCATION

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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

elder

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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

IRELAND

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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].

ligature

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From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].

LONDON

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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

oe

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From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.

Particulars

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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.

PETER

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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

Price

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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

represented

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From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].

Reprinted

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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

Sister

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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.

Sixpence

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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.

Some

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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.

Sundry

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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].

Together

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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.

very

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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.

WILSON

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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.