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Volume
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CHAPTER
XII.
Barine
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an
hour
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palace.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Barine had been an hour in the palace.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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author's
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Barine
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER XII.
D
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end
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hour
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ideas
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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list
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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palace
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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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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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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There
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Volume
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W
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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wish
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XII
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From this reading CHAPTER XII.