Chapter I
AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC. PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN. PREFACE. BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST. MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
Pharos, The Egyptian: A Romance
Chapter I
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AUTHOR
OF
DOCTOR
NIKOLA,
THE
LUST
OF
HATE,
THE
BEAUTIFUL
WHITE
DEVIL,
ETC.
PHAROS,
THE
EGYPTIAN.
PREFACE.
BEING
A
LETTER
FROM
SIR
WILLIAM
BETFORD,
OF
BAMPTON
ST.
MARY,
IN
DORSETSHIRE,
TO
GEORGE
TREVELYAN,
OF
LINCOLN'S
INN
FIELDS,
LONDON.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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AUTHOR
OF
DOCTOR
NIKOLA,
THE
LUST
OF
HATE,
THE
BEAUTIFUL
WHITE
DEVIL,
ETC.
Line 2
PHAROS,
THE
EGYPTIAN.
Line 3
PREFACE.
Line 4
BEING
A
LETTER
FROM
SIR
WILLIAM
BETFORD,
OF
BAMPTON
ST.
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MARY,
IN
DORSETSHIRE,
TO
GEORGE
TREVELYAN,
OF
LINCOLN'S
INN
FIELDS,
LONDON.
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BEING
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.”
DOCTOR
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.”
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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 BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
BAMPTON
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From this reading BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.
BEAUTIFUL
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
BEINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.
BETFORD
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From this reading BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.
DEVIL
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
DOCTORnounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
DORSETSHIRE
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From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
EGYPTIAN
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From this reading PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
FIELDS
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From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.
GEORGE
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From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
HATE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
INN
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From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
LETTER
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From this reading BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.
LINCOLN'S
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From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
LONDON
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From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
LUST
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
MARY
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From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
NIKOLA
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
PHAROS
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From this reading PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN.
PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE.
SIR
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From this reading BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.
ST
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From this reading BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
TREVELYAN
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From this reading MARY, IN DORSETSHIRE, TO GEORGE TREVELYAN, OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON.
WHITE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOCTOR NIKOLA, THE LUST OF HATE, THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL, ETC.
WILLIAM
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From this reading BEING A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM BETFORD, OF BAMPTON ST.