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Down South
Down South

Chapter I

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THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES.
I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.
II.
OUT WEST; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes.
III.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Down South

Chapter I

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES.
Line 2
I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.
Line 3
II.
Line 4
OUT WEST; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes.
Line 5
III.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

GREAT noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.”

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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 I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

Boy

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From this reading I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

GOING

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From this reading I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

GREATnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

II

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From this reading II.

III

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From this reading III.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading OUT WEST; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes.

Lakes

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From this reading OUT WEST; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading OUT WEST; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

OUT

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From this reading OUT WEST; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes.

Perils

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From this reading I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

PoornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

Roughing

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From this reading OUT WEST; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes.

SERIES

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From this reading THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES.

WEST

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From this reading I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.

WESTERN

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From this reading THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES.