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Rhyme? And Reason?
Rhyme? And Reason?

Chapter I

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RHYME?
AND REASON?
RHYME?
AND REASON?
I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rhyme? And Reason?

Chapter I

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

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Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.”

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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BREAD

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From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

C

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CLAY

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From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

E

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From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

HILL

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From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

London

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From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.

R

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REASON

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RHYME

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From this reading RHYME?

SONS

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STREET

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TAYLOR

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From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.