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An Ode
An Ode

Chapter I

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pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.
BY CHARLES SPRAGUE.
BOSTON: John H. Eastburn ...
City Printer.
MDCCCXXX.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

An Ode

Chapter I

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.
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BY CHARLES SPRAGUE.
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BOSTON: John H. Eastburn ...
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City Printer.
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MDCCCXXX.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BOSTON: John H. Eastburn ...”

All words in this reading · 19

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

BOSTON

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From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY CHARLES SPRAGUE.

CELEBRATION

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From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

CENTENNIAL

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From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

CHARLES

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From this reading BY CHARLES SPRAGUE.

CITY

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From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

Eastburn

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From this reading BOSTON: John H. Eastburn ...

H

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From this reading BOSTON: John H. Eastburn ...

INHABITANTS

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From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

John

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From this reading BOSTON: John H. Eastburn ...

MDCCCXXX

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From this reading MDCCCXXX.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

Printer

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From this reading City Printer.

pronounced

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From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

SETTLEMENT

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From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.

SPRAGUE

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From this reading BY CHARLES SPRAGUE.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading pronounced before the INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, at the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY.