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At Fault
At Fault

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/88 · 5 lines
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There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]
Part I.
I. The Mistress of Place-du-Bois.
II.
At the Mill.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

At Fault

Chapter I

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]
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Part I.
/part aɪ/
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I. The Mistress of Place-du-Bois.
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II.
Line 5
At the Mill.

Learner Dictionary

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

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Part I.”

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addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the Mill.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

book

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

contents

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

ease

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Part I.

II

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From this reading II.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

Mill

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From this reading At the Mill.

Mistress

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From this reading I. The Mistress of Place-du-Bois.

navigation

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

original

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

PartnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Part I.

Place-du-Bois

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From this reading I. The Mistress of Place-du-Bois.

project

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

table

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

There

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.]