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Ada, the Betrayed
Ada, the Betrayed

Chapter XIII

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Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.
Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.
The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.
Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.
The Visit to Gray’s House.—Learmont’s Exultation.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ada, the Betrayed

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.
Line 2
Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.
Line 3
The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.
Line 4
Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.
Line 5
The Visit to Gray’s House.—Learmont’s Exultation.

Learner Dictionary

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Disappointment noun US /ˈdisappointment/

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

From this reading “Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.”

Drink noun US /drink/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.”

Summons noun US /ˈsʌmənz/

an official order to appear or respond

From this reading “Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.”

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Ada's

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

Albert

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From this reading The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.

Albert's

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

Amusements

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From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

Britton

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From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

Charing

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From this reading The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.

Chequers

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From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

Cross

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From this reading The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.

Destination

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

DisappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/

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

From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

Door

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

Drink

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From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

Exultation

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

Francis

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

Gray

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

Gray's

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From this reading The Visit to Gray’s House.—Learmont’s Exultation.

Hartleton's

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

Home

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

House

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

Joy

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

Learmont's

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From this reading The Visit to Gray’s House.—Learmont’s Exultation.

Majesty's

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From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

Meeting

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.

Old

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

Place

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

Recognition

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From this reading The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.

Search

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From this reading The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.

Sir

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

Squires

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

Strong

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From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

SummonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/

an official order to appear or respond

From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

Surprise

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Strong Drink at the Chequers.—The Summons to Britton.—His Majesty’s Amusements.

Visit

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From this reading The Visit to Gray’s House.—Learmont’s Exultation.

Walk

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From this reading The Walk in Search of Albert.—The Recognition at Charing Cross.

Watch

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From this reading Sir Francis Hartleton’s Surprise at Albert’s Place of Destination.—The Watch on the Squires’ House.—Ada’s Disappointment.

Way

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From this reading Gray at Home.—Albert’s Joy and Exultation.—The Meeting in the Old Door Way.