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An Interloper
An Interloper

Chapter I

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An Interloper, by Frances Peard.
________________________________________________________________________ AN INTERLOPER, BY FRANCES PEARD.
CHAPTER ONE.
MONSIEUR RAOUL.
Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

An Interloper

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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An Interloper, by Frances Peard.
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________________________________________________________________________ AN INTERLOPER, BY FRANCES PEARD.
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CHAPTER ONE.
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MONSIEUR RAOUL.
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Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

Learner Dictionary

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ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”

All words in this reading · 18

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AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An Interloper, by Frances Peard.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading An Interloper, by Frances Peard.

carriage

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From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

estates

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From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

Frances

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From this reading An Interloper, by Frances Peard.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

Interloper

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From this reading An Interloper, by Frances Peard.

making

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From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

MONSIEUR

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From this reading MONSIEUR RAOUL.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

Peard

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From this reading An Interloper, by Frances Peard.

RAOUL

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From this reading MONSIEUR RAOUL.

round

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From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Monsieur Raoul, in his carriage, was making the round of the estates.