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Soldier Stories
Soldier Stories

Chapter I

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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Soldier Stories

Chapter I

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Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

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PHANTOM noun US /ˈfæn.təm/

A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.

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UNDER preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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AUTHOR

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Berwick

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Co

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Cushing

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DEODARS

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dialect

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e-book

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ETC

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FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

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HILLS

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J

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Mass

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Norwood

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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PHANTOMnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/

A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.

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PLAIN

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Press

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RICKSHAW

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S

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Smith

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spelling

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TALES

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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U

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UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

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unusual

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WEE

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WILLIE

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WINKIE

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