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A Son of the Soil
A Son of the Soil

Chapter I

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SON OF THE SOIL.
SON OF THE SOIL.
MRS.
OLIPHANT.
_NEW EDITION._ MACMILLAN AND CO.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Son of the Soil

Chapter I

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SON OF THE SOIL.
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SON OF THE SOIL.
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MRS.
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OLIPHANT.
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_NEW EDITION._ MACMILLAN AND CO.
All words in this reading · 11

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _NEW EDITION._ MACMILLAN AND CO.

CO

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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ MACMILLAN AND CO.

EDITION

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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ MACMILLAN AND CO.

MACMILLAN

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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ MACMILLAN AND CO.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

NEW

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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ MACMILLAN AND CO.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SON OF THE SOIL.

OLIPHANT

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From this reading OLIPHANT.

SOIL

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From this reading SON OF THE SOIL.

SON

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From this reading SON OF THE SOIL.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading SON OF THE SOIL.