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Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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"Harmony of colour, and sequence of effect.
A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.
No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!
Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"
"I see," said Rob gravely.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter V

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Harmony of colour, and sequence of effect.
Line 2
A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.
Line 3
No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!
Line 4
Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"
Line 5
"I see," said Rob gravely.

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"”

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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 A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

agreeable

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Harmony of colour, and sequence of effect.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

assorted

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

colour

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From this reading "Harmony of colour, and sequence of effect.

constant

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

contrasts

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

disorder

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From this reading Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"

door

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From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

effect

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From this reading "Harmony of colour, and sequence of effect.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"

flowers

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

forming

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

garden

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From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

gravely

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From this reading "I see," said Rob gravely.

Harmony

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From this reading "Harmony of colour, and sequence of effect.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I see," said Rob gravely.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

magentas

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From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

neighbours

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Harmony of colour, and sequence of effect.

OrdernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"

other

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From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

red

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From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

represented

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From this reading Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"

Rob

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From this reading "I see," said Rob gravely.

said

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From this reading "I see," said Rob gravely.

season

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From this reading Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"

see

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From this reading "I see," said Rob gravely.

sequence

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From this reading "Harmony of colour, and sequence of effect.

size

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

succession

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From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

thank

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From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A constant succession of flowers, assorted as to size, and forming agreeable contrasts to their neighbours.

well

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From this reading Order in disorder, and every season well represented!"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading No red and magentas next door to each other in _my_ garden, thank you!