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The Beautiful White Devil
The Beautiful White Devil

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/65 · 5 lines
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_BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ DR.
NIKOLA.
12mo.
Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Beautiful White Devil

Chapter I

Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ DR.
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NIKOLA.
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12mo.
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Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

Learner Dictionary

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SAME noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ DR.”

All words in this reading · 22

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1.00

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From this reading Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

12

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From this reading 12mo.

50

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From this reading Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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AUTHOR

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From this reading _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ DR.

bold

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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cents

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From this reading Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

cloth

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From this reading Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

denoted

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DR

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From this reading _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ DR.

equal

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

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Italic

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mo

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From this reading 12mo.

NIKOLA

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From this reading NIKOLA.

Paper

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From this reading Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

SAMEnounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ DR.

signs

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text

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ DR.

underscores

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