Chapter I
COUNTRY LUCK. AUTHOR OF “BRUETON’S BAYOU,” ETC. PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. 1887. “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
Country Luck
Chapter I
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COUNTRY
LUCK.
AUTHOR
OF
“BRUETON’S
BAYOU,”
ETC.
PHILADELPHIA:
J.
B.
LIPPINCOTT
COMPANY.
1887.
“Be
sure
to
look
us
up
when
you
come
to
the
city.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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COUNTRY
LUCK.
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AUTHOR
OF
“BRUETON’S
BAYOU,”
ETC.
Line 3
PHILADELPHIA:
J.
B.
LIPPINCOTT
COMPANY.
Line 4
1887.
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“Be
sure
to
look
us
up
when
you
come
to
the
city.”
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.””
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.””
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.””
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1887
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From this reading 1887.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “BRUETON’S BAYOU,” ETC.
B
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
BAYOU
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “BRUETON’S BAYOU,” ETC.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
BRUETON'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “BRUETON’S BAYOU,” ETC.
city
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From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
COMPANY
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
COUNTRY
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From this reading COUNTRY LUCK.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “BRUETON’S BAYOU,” ETC.
J
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
LIPPINCOTT
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
LUCK
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From this reading COUNTRY LUCK.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BRUETON’S BAYOU,” ETC.
PHILADELPHIA
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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
up
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From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Be sure to look us up when you come to the city.”