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Tales of All Countries

Chapter I

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TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.
LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.
1867.
[_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tales of All Countries

Chapter I

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.
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BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.
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LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.
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1867.
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[_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

DOCTOR noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.”

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1867

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From this reading 1867.

193

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From this reading LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.

ALL

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From this reading TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

ANTHONY

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AUTHOR

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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

CHAPMAN

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From this reading LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.

COUNTRIES

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From this reading TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

DOCTORnounUS /doctor/

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From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

ETC

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From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

FARM

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

HALL

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From this reading LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.

INDIES

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From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading [_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

LONDON

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From this reading LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.

MAIN

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From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

ORLEY

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From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

Periodicals

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From this reading [_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

PICCADILLY

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From this reading LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.

Republished

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From this reading [_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

reserved

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From this reading [_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

SPANISH

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From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

TALES

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From this reading TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

THORNE

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Translation

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From this reading [_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

TROLLOPE

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From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.

various

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From this reading [_The right of Translation is reserved._] _Republished from various Periodicals._ TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES.

WEST

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From this reading BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, AUTHOR OF “THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN,” “DOCTOR THORNE,” “ORLEY FARM,” ETC.