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Laura Everingham
Laura Everingham

Chapter I

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THE HIGHLANDERS OF GLEN ORA.
AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE AIDE-DE-CAMP," ETC.
ETC.
"Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"
_Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Laura Everingham

Chapter I

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE HIGHLANDERS OF GLEN ORA.
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AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE AIDE-DE-CAMP," ETC.
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ETC.
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"Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"
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_Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “"Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “"Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"”

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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 "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

AIDE-DE-CAMP

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE AIDE-DE-CAMP," ETC.

all

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

attend

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE AIDE-DE-CAMP," ETC.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

BROADWAY

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From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

dare

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

driven

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE AIDE-DE-CAMP," ETC.

friend

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

GEORGE

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From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

GLEN

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From this reading THE HIGHLANDERS OF GLEN ORA.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

HIGHLANDERS

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From this reading THE HIGHLANDERS OF GLEN ORA.

hope

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

Lament

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From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

LONDON

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From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

LUDGATE

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From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

now

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

o'er

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HIGHLANDERS OF GLEN ORA.

ORA

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From this reading THE HIGHLANDERS OF GLEN ORA.

ROMANCE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE AIDE-DE-CAMP," ETC.

ROUTLEDGE

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From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

Ruin's

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

SONS

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From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

Strathallan's

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From this reading _Strathallan's Lament._ LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE HIGHLANDERS OF GLEN ORA.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

WAR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE AIDE-DE-CAMP," ETC.

wheel

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

wide

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"

world

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From this reading "Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope dare now attend; The world wide is all before us, But a world without a friend!"