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Le Selve

Chapter I

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_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.
=The Making of Mary.= By JEAN FORSYTH.
=Diana’s Hunting.= By R. BUCHANAN.
=Sir Quixote of the Moors.= By JOHN BUCHAN.
=Dreams.= By OLIVE SCHREINER.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Le Selve

Chapter I

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.
Line 2
=The Making of Mary.= By JEAN FORSYTH.
Line 3
=Diana’s Hunting.= By R. BUCHANAN.
Line 4
=Sir Quixote of the Moors.= By JOHN BUCHAN.
Line 5
=Dreams.= By OLIVE SCHREINER.

Learner Dictionary

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

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “=Sir Quixote of the Moors.= By JOHN BUCHAN.”

All words in this reading · 28

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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 _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

BUCHAN

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From this reading =Sir Quixote of the Moors.= By JOHN BUCHAN.

BUCHANAN

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From this reading =Diana’s Hunting.= By R. BUCHANAN.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

Diana's

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From this reading =Diana’s Hunting.= By R. BUCHANAN.

Dreams

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From this reading =Dreams.= By OLIVE SCHREINER.

FORSYTH

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From this reading =The Making of Mary.= By JEAN FORSYTH.

Gender

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From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

Hunting

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From this reading =Diana’s Hunting.= By R. BUCHANAN.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

JEAN

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From this reading =The Making of Mary.= By JEAN FORSYTH.

JOHN

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From this reading =Sir Quixote of the Moors.= By JOHN BUCHAN.

Making

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From this reading =The Making of Mary.= By JEAN FORSYTH.

Mary

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From this reading =The Making of Mary.= By JEAN FORSYTH.

Moors

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From this reading =Sir Quixote of the Moors.= By JOHN BUCHAN.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading =The Making of Mary.= By JEAN FORSYTH.

OLIVE

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From this reading =Dreams.= By OLIVE SCHREINER.

Quixote

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From this reading =Sir Quixote of the Moors.= By JOHN BUCHAN.

R

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From this reading =Diana’s Hunting.= By R. BUCHANAN.

RITA

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From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

Satin

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From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

SCHREINER

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From this reading =Dreams.= By OLIVE SCHREINER.

Sir

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From this reading =Sir Quixote of the Moors.= By JOHN BUCHAN.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading =The Making of Mary.= By JEAN FORSYTH.

THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

UNIFORM

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From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

VOLUME

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From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ =A Gender in Satin.= By RITA.