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Chapter II

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_Over_.
To _curse_ the Ambitious and Corrupt.
_Rose_.
Curse, Mr. _Overall_!
Is it for Christians to curse?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Christmas Chat

Chapter II

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Over_.
/ˈoʊvər/
Line 2
To _curse_ the Ambitious and Corrupt.
Line 3
_Rose_.
Line 4
Curse, Mr. _Overall_!
Line 5
Is it for Christians to curse?

Learner Dictionary

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Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

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Ambitious

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From this reading To _curse_ the Ambitious and Corrupt.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading To _curse_ the Ambitious and Corrupt.

Christians

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From this reading Is it for Christians to curse?

Corrupt

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From this reading To _curse_ the Ambitious and Corrupt.

curse

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From this reading To _curse_ the Ambitious and Corrupt.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Is it for Christians to curse?

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Is it for Christians to curse?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Is it for Christians to curse?

Mr

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From this reading Curse, Mr. _Overall_!

OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading _Over_.

Overall

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From this reading Curse, Mr. _Overall_!

Rose

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From this reading _Rose_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading To _curse_ the Ambitious and Corrupt.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To _curse_ the Ambitious and Corrupt.