Chapter X
I. THE MASSACRE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW. I. The children awoke. The little girl was the first to open her eyes.
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Chapter X
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I.
THE
MASSACRE
OF
SAINT
BARTHOLOMEW.
I.
The
children
awoke.
The
little
girl
was
the
first
to
open
her
eyes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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I.
/aɪ/
Line 2
THE
MASSACRE
OF
SAINT
BARTHOLOMEW.
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I.
/aɪ/
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The
children
awoke.
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The
little
girl
was
the
first
to
open
her
eyes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little girl was the first to open her eyes.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little girl was the first to open her eyes.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The little girl was the first to open her eyes.”
All words in this reading · 16
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awoke
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From this reading The children awoke.
BARTHOLOMEW
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From this reading THE MASSACRE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW.
children
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From this reading The children awoke.
eyes
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From this reading The little girl was the first to open her eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girl was the first to open her eyes.
girl
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From this reading The little girl was the first to open her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little girl was the first to open her eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girl was the first to open her eyes.
MASSACRE
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From this reading THE MASSACRE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MASSACRE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The little girl was the first to open her eyes.
SAINT
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From this reading THE MASSACRE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASSACRE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little girl was the first to open her eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little girl was the first to open her eyes.