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Ascanio
Ascanio

Chapter I

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PARTS I. AND II.
Volume XI.
Volume XI.
By Little, Brown, and Company.
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ascanio

Chapter I

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PARTS I. AND II.
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Volume XI.
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Volume XI.
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By Little, Brown, and Company.
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John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.

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 “John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By Little, Brown, and Company.”

All words in this reading · 17

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading PARTS I. AND II.

Brown

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From this reading By Little, Brown, and Company.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By Little, Brown, and Company.

Cambridge

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From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.

Company

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From this reading By Little, Brown, and Company.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading PARTS I. AND II.

II

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From this reading PARTS I. AND II.

John

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From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.

LittlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By Little, Brown, and Company.

PARTS

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From this reading PARTS I. AND II.

S

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Son

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U

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Volume

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From this reading Volume XI.

Wilson

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From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.

XI

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From this reading Volume XI.