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Aleph, the Chaldean
Aleph, the Chaldean

Chapter I

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See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
“_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
PREFACE.
Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Aleph, the Chaldean

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
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“_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
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New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
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PREFACE.
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Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading ““_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

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2

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From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.

alway

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

ANON

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

Author

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From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.

B

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From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

book

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From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

Cooper

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From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.

Cœlum

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Ecce

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From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.

etc

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facts

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From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

find

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

forth

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

gat

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

home

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

https

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From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.

Ketcham

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From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.

King

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

Mundi

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From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.

New

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From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.

Now

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

Pater

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From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.

PREFACE

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From this reading PREFACE.

readers

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From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

reign

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

remembered

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From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

See

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From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

to-day

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From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

Two

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From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

Union

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From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.

Wilbur

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From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.

York

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From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.