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Chapter I

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See http:// ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.
JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.
GIBBON J. C. Morison.
SCOTT R. H. Hutton.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Addison

Chapter I

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

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See http:// ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.
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EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.
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JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.
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GIBBON J. C. Morison.
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SCOTT R. H. Hutton.

Learner Dictionary

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

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.”

All words in this reading · 21

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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.

C

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From this reading GIBBON J. C. Morison.

EDITED

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From this reading EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.

ENGLISH

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From this reading See http:// ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.

GIBBON

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From this reading GIBBON J. C. Morison.

H

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From this reading SCOTT R. H. Hutton.

http

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From this reading See http:// ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.

Hutton

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From this reading SCOTT R. H. Hutton.

J

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From this reading GIBBON J. C. Morison.

JOHN

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From this reading EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.

JOHNSON

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From this reading JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.

Leslie

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From this reading JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.

LETTERS

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From this reading See http:// ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.

MEN

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From this reading See http:// ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.

Morison

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From this reading GIBBON J. C. Morison.

MORLEY

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From this reading EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading See http:// ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.

R

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From this reading SCOTT R. H. Hutton.

SCOTT

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From this reading SCOTT R. H. Hutton.

See

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From this reading See http:// ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS.

Stephen

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From this reading JOHNSON Leslie Stephen.