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Chapter XX

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Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
He had unequivocally refused it.
The incident was therefore closed.
Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Idols

Chapter XX

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
Line 2
He had unequivocally refused it.
Line 3
The incident was therefore closed.
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Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
Line 5
That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.

Learner Dictionary

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Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “The incident was therefore closed.”

All words in this reading · 38

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

aspect

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From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.

attitude

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From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.

closed

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From this reading The incident was therefore closed.

consequent

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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

divine

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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had unequivocally refused it.

head

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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

hid

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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

humorous

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From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

incident

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From this reading The incident was therefore closed.

influences

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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had unequivocally refused it.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

made

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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

moral

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From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.

nature

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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

non-existent

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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.

offer

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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

Ostrich-wise

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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

refused

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From this reading He had unequivocally refused it.

regarded

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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

relations

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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

selfless

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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading The incident was therefore closed.

unequivocally

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From this reading He had unequivocally refused it.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The incident was therefore closed.