Chapter I
Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” “Thy Friend Dorothy,” Etc. Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO. 103-105 So. Fifteenth St. Oh, how hot it was!
Worth his while
Chapter I
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Author
of
“Kittyboy’s
Christmas,”
“Taking
a
Stand,”
“A
Dear
Little
Girl,”
“Thy
Friend
Dorothy,”
Etc.
Philadelphia
GEORGE
W.
JACOBS &
CO.
103-105
So.
Fifteenth
St.
Oh,
how
hot
it
was!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Author
of
“Kittyboy’s
Christmas,”
“Taking
a
Stand,”
“A
Dear
Little
Girl,”
“Thy
Friend
Dorothy,”
Etc.
Line 2
Philadelphia
GEORGE
W.
JACOBS &
CO.
Line 3
103-105
So.
Line 4
Fifteenth
St.
Line 5
Oh,
how
hot
it
was!
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” “Thy Friend Dorothy,” Etc.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” “Thy Friend Dorothy,” Etc.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” “Thy Friend Dorothy,” Etc.”
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103
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105
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Author
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Christmas
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CO
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Dear
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Dorothy
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Etc
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Fifteenth
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From this reading Fifteenth St.
Friend
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GEORGE
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Girl
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hot
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how
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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JACOBS
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Kittyboy's
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LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” “Thy Friend Dorothy,” Etc.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oh
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Philadelphia
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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 103-105 So.
St
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From this reading Fifteenth St.
Stand
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Taking
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ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
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W
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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