Chapter I
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See
https://
Illustrated
by
Maud
Earl
AWAKENING.
Illustrated
by
R.
H.
Sauter.
PLAYS:
Six
Vols.
“Soft
and
fair,
Gentlemen,
never
look
for
birds
of
this
year
in
the
nests
of
the
last.”--DON
QUIXOTE.
London:
William
Heinemann
Ltd.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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See
https://
Illustrated
by
Maud
Earl
AWAKENING.
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Illustrated
by
R.
H.
Sauter.
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PLAYS:
Six
Vols.
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“Soft
and
fair,
Gentlemen,
never
look
for
birds
of
this
year
in
the
nests
of
the
last.”--DON
QUIXOTE.
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London:
William
Heinemann
Ltd.
Learner Dictionary
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Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.”
Gentlemen
noun
US /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
AWAKENING
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From this reading See https:// Illustrated by Maud Earl AWAKENING.
birds
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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DON
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Earl
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
H
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From this reading Illustrated by R. H. Sauter.
Heinemann
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From this reading London: William Heinemann Ltd.
https
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Illustrated
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
London
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From this reading London: William Heinemann Ltd.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
Ltd
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Maud
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nests
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From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
PLAYS
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From this reading PLAYS: Six Vols.
QUIXOTE
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R
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From this reading Illustrated by R. H. Sauter.
Sauter
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From this reading Illustrated by R. H. Sauter.
See
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Six
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Soft
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From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.
Vols
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From this reading PLAYS: Six Vols.
William
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year
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From this reading “Soft and fair, Gentlemen, never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”--DON QUIXOTE.