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The dark night
The dark night

Chapter I

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"THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."
AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.
PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
NEW YORK: NO.
8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The dark night

Chapter I

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."
Line 2
AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.
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PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
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NEW YORK: NO.
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8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.

Learner Dictionary

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

BIBLE noun US /bible/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.”

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10

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From this reading 8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.

1122

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

8

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From this reading 8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading "THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."

ALLISON

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

AMERICAN

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

AMY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.

ASTOR

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From this reading 8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

BEST

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

BIBLE

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From this reading 8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.

BRINGETH

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From this reading "THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."

CHESTNUT

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

COMFORT

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

FEAR

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From this reading "THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."

HOUSE

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From this reading 8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.

INHERITANCE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

IRISH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

MAN

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From this reading "THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."

NELLY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

NEW

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From this reading NEW YORK: NO.

NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading NEW YORK: NO.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

PHILADELPHIA

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

PLACE

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From this reading 8 AND 10 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE.

ROSES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

SNARE

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From this reading "THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."

STREET

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

SUNDAY-SCHOOL

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

TATTLER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE."

TWIN

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "COMFORT ALLISON," "THE TATTLER," "NELLY; OR THE BEST INHERITANCE," "TWIN ROSES," ETC.

UNION

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

YORK

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From this reading NEW YORK: NO.