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A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story
A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story

Chapter I

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See https://
A Humorous Story.
BRUCE W. MUNRO.
Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See https://
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A Humorous Story.
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BRUCE W. MUNRO.
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Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”

WITHOUT preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.”

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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 A Humorous Story.

according

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Act

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Agriculture

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

AMERICA

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

AUTOCRAT

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

BOOK

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

BOY

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

BRUCE

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From this reading BRUCE W. MUNRO.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Canada

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

DEDICATED

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

eight

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

eighty-seven

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Entered

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

https

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From this reading See https://

Humorous

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From this reading A Humorous Story.

hundred

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

Minister

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

MOST

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

MUNRO

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From this reading BRUCE W. MUNRO.

NORTH

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

office

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

Parliament

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

PERMISSION

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

RESPECTFULLY

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

See

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From this reading See https://

SMALL

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

Story

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From this reading A Humorous Story.

SUPREME

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From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

thousand

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.

W

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From this reading BRUCE W. MUNRO.

WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

year

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.