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Bonanza

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/84 · 5 lines
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A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.
By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
I. YELLOW SANDS.
II.
THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Bonanza

Chapter I

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

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A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.
Line 2
By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
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I. YELLOW SANDS.
Line 4
II.
Line 5
THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.

Learner Dictionary

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

CAMP noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.”

OUTSIDE noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.”

All words in this reading · 20

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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 A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.

Author

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From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.

CAMP

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From this reading THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.

ERNEST

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From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.

etc

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From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.

G

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From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.

GULL

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From this reading THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.

HENHAM

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From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. YELLOW SANDS.

II

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From this reading II.

ISLAND

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From this reading THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.

LUMBER

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From this reading THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.

Menotah

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From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.

OUTSIDEnounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.

SANDS

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From this reading I. YELLOW SANDS.

STORY

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From this reading A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.

YELLOW

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From this reading I. YELLOW SANDS.