book n One of a series of graded readers marking the level in the school which a child had attained to.
   1972 NEMEC 171 The Chairman [of the community council], for example, has no formal education beyond the fifth 'book' (grade). 1972 MURRAY 138 One woman recalled going home and telling her father: 'I'm through me book.' 1977 RUSSELL 37 Ki is two years younger than me and we both give up school the same year. I was in number 4 book and Ki in number 3.

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