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Chapter XXXVIII

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THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:
"The letter .
Madonna .
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Petticoat Rule

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:
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"The letter .
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Madonna .

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 HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

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

From this reading “THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:”

Uttered noun US /ˈuttered/

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

From this reading “THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:”

All words in this reading · 16

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consciousness

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From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

ENGLAND

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From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

HOME

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From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

letter

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From this reading "The letter .

Madonna

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From this reading Madonna .

milor

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From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

presently

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From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

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

From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

utterednounUS /ˈuttered/

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

From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were:

words

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From this reading THE HOME IN ENGLAND The first words which milor uttered when presently consciousness returned were: