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Little Sunbeam
Little Sunbeam

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF "GRANFER," ETC.
GRANFER, and ONE CHRISTMAS TIME.
Price 1s.
NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.
"COME along, Billy.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Little Sunbeam

Chapter I

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "GRANFER," ETC.
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GRANFER, and ONE CHRISTMAS TIME.
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Price 1s.
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NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.
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"COME along, Billy.

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “"COME along, Billy.”

COME noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"COME along, Billy.”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “GRANFER, and ONE CHRISTMAS TIME.”

Sanctuary noun US /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading “NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.”

TIME noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GRANFER, and ONE CHRISTMAS TIME.”

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1

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From this reading Price 1s.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "COME along, Billy.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading GRANFER, and ONE CHRISTMAS TIME.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "GRANFER," ETC.

Billy

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From this reading "COME along, Billy.

CHRISTMAS

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From this reading GRANFER, and ONE CHRISTMAS TIME.

COMEnounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "COME along, Billy.

DEPOSITORY

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From this reading NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "GRANFER," ETC.

GRANFER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "GRANFER," ETC.

NATIONAL

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From this reading NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "GRANFER," ETC.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading GRANFER, and ONE CHRISTMAS TIME.

Price

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From this reading Price 1s.

s

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From this reading Price 1s.

SanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.

SOCIETY'S

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From this reading NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.

TIMEnounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GRANFER, and ONE CHRISTMAS TIME.

W

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From this reading NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.

Westminster

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From this reading NATIONAL SOCIETY'S DEPOSITORY, Sanctuary, Westminster, S. W.