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Strange Stories
Strange Stories

Chapter I

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THE PICCADILLY NOVELS.
_POPULAR STORIES BY THE BEST AUTHORS._ Many of them Illustrated.
Crown 8vo., cloth extra, 3s.
6d. each.
By MRS.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Strange Stories

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE PICCADILLY NOVELS.
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_POPULAR STORIES BY THE BEST AUTHORS._ Many of them Illustrated.
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By MRS.
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AUTHORS

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BEST

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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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cloth

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d

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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

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extra

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Illustrated

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Many

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MRS

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NOVELS

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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PICCADILLY

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POPULAR

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STORIES

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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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thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

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vo

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