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Olivia
Olivia

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/8 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
“Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.
The Best of Everything!
Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.
Why?
Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Olivia

Chapter I

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.
Line 2
The Best of Everything!
Line 3
Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.
Line 4
Why?
Line 5
Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

Learner Dictionary

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

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “The Best of Everything!”

Fortune noun US /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.”

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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 Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

American

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

Americans

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From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

any

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

Best

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From this reading The Best of Everything!

better

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

Claire

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

Dale's

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

educated

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From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

Elaine

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

etc

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading The Best of Everything!

expects

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

experience

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

Gold

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

Hollow

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

intelligent

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From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

Leola

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

Leslie's

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

Lonie

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

Loyalty

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From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

more

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From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

nationality

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Best of Everything!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “Lonie; or, Hollow Gold,” “Claire,” “Elaine,” “Leola Dale’s Fortune,” “Leslie’s Loyalty,” etc.

other

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

public

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

readers

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

reading

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

rule

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From this reading Because Americans, as a rule, are better educated and more intelligent.

taught

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From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Best of Everything!

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.

Why

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From this reading Why?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Our experience with the American reading public has taught us that it expects better reading than readers of any other nationality.