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A Man's Man
A Man's Man

Chapter I

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See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
A SAFETY MATCH.
With frontispiece.
A MAN'S MAN.
With frontispiece.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man's Man

Chapter I

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A SAFETY MATCH.
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With frontispiece.
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A MAN'S MAN.
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With frontispiece.
All words in this reading · 14

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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 SAFETY MATCH.

ALL

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capitals

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frontispiece

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http

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MAN

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From this reading A MAN'S MAN.

MAN'S

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From this reading A MAN'S MAN.

MATCH

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From this reading A SAFETY MATCH.

replaced

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SAFETY

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From this reading A SAFETY MATCH.

See

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Small

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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