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A Little Wizard
A Little Wizard

Chapter I

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The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
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Table of Contents added by Transcriber.
BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Little Wizard

Chapter I

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
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Table of Contents added by Transcriber.
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BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

Learner Dictionary

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Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Table of Contents added by Transcriber.”

GENTLEMAN noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.”

UNDER preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.”

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2

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From this reading 2.

3

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From this reading 3.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Table of Contents added by Transcriber.

AUTHOR

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

CLUDDE

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

Contents

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diphthong

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From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

ETC

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

FRANCE

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

FRANCIS

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

J

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

oe

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From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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RED

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

represented

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From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

ROBE

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

STANLEY

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

Table

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

Transcriber

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From this reading Table of Contents added by Transcriber.

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.

WEYMAN

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From this reading BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE," "UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.