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Fairy Gold

Chapter I

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_Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.
FAIRY GOLD.
PRELUDE.
"Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.
Helen and I want you."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fairy Gold

Chapter I

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.
Line 2
FAIRY GOLD.
Line 3
PRELUDE.
Line 4
"Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.
Line 5
Helen and I want you."

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.”

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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 _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

Author

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

Charge

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

Child

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

Claire

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From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

D

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

E

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

etc

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

FAIRY

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From this reading FAIRY GOLD.

GOLD

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From this reading FAIRY GOLD.

Helen

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From this reading Helen and I want you."

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

HUDSON

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Helen and I want you."

Mary

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

Philip's

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

practicing

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From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

PRELUDE

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From this reading PRELUDE.

Restitution

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

stop

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From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

tiresome

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From this reading "Claire! do stop that tiresome practicing and come here.

Victory

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

Véra's

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From this reading _Author of "Véra's Charge," "Philip's Restitution," "A Child of Mary," "His Victory," etc._ D.E. HUDSON.

want

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From this reading Helen and I want you."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Helen and I want you."