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Ayala's Angel
Ayala's Angel

Chapter I

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Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
In Three Volumes.
VOL.
I.
Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ayala's Angel

Chapter I

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.
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In Three Volumes.
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VOL.
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I.
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Westminster: J. B. Nichols and Sons, Printers.

Learner Dictionary

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Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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Author

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From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.

B

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c

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DoctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Author of "Doctor Thorne," "The Prime Minister," "Orley Farm," &c., &c.

Farm

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In Three Volumes.

J

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Minister

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Nichols

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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Orley

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Prime

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Printers

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Sons

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

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Thorne

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Three

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From this reading In Three Volumes.

VOL

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From this reading VOL.

Volumes

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Westminster

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