Chapter I
"_A book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN. "_A stirring tale of love and adventure._"--TABLET. "_The whole book is a masterpiece._"--BRITISH WEEKLY. "_A delightful story._"--SPEAKER. "_A notable book._"--LITERARY WORLD.
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Chapter I
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"_A
book
very
much
to
be
recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
"_A
stirring
tale
of
love
and
adventure._"--TABLET.
"_The
whole
book
is
a
masterpiece._"--BRITISH
WEEKLY.
"_A
delightful
story._"--SPEAKER.
"_A
notable
book._"--LITERARY
WORLD.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"_A
book
very
much
to
be
recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
Line 2
"_A
stirring
tale
of
love
and
adventure._"--TABLET.
Line 3
"_The
whole
book
is
a
masterpiece._"--BRITISH
WEEKLY.
Line 4
"_A
delightful
story._"--SPEAKER.
Line 5
"_A
notable
book._"--LITERARY
WORLD.
Learner Dictionary
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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 book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
adventure
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From this reading "_A stirring tale of love and adventure._"--TABLET.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_A stirring tale of love and adventure._"--TABLET.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_A book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
book
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From this reading "_A book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
BRITISH
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From this reading "_The whole book is a masterpiece._"--BRITISH WEEKLY.
delightful
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From this reading "_A delightful story._"--SPEAKER.
GUARDIAN
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From this reading "_A book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_The whole book is a masterpiece._"--BRITISH WEEKLY.
LITERARY
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From this reading "_A notable book._"--LITERARY WORLD.
love
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From this reading "_A stirring tale of love and adventure._"--TABLET.
masterpiece
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From this reading "_The whole book is a masterpiece._"--BRITISH WEEKLY.
much
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From this reading "_A book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
notable
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From this reading "_A notable book._"--LITERARY WORLD.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_A stirring tale of love and adventure._"--TABLET.
recommended
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From this reading "_A book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
SPEAKER
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From this reading "_A delightful story._"--SPEAKER.
stirring
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From this reading "_A stirring tale of love and adventure._"--TABLET.
story
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From this reading "_A delightful story._"--SPEAKER.
TABLET
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From this reading "_A stirring tale of love and adventure._"--TABLET.
tale
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From this reading "_A stirring tale of love and adventure._"--TABLET.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_The whole book is a masterpiece._"--BRITISH WEEKLY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_A book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
very
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From this reading "_A book very much to be recommended._"--GUARDIAN.
WEEKLY
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From this reading "_The whole book is a masterpiece._"--BRITISH WEEKLY.
whole
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From this reading "_The whole book is a masterpiece._"--BRITISH WEEKLY.
WORLD
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From this reading "_A notable book._"--LITERARY WORLD.