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The Emigrant's Lost Son
The Emigrant's Lost Son

Chapter I

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LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.
GEORGE HENRY WALL.
_NEW EDITION._ FARRINGDON STREET.
NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
[_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.
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The Emigrant's Lost Son

Chapter I

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.
Line 2
GEORGE HENRY WALL.
Line 3
_NEW EDITION._ FARRINGDON STREET.
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NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
Line 5
[_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

Learner Dictionary

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

ALONE noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “[_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.”

LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.”

All words in this reading · 26

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56

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From this reading NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.

ALONEnounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.

Author

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From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

COVENT

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From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

EDITION

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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ FARRINGDON STREET.

FARRINGDON

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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ FARRINGDON STREET.

FOREST

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From this reading LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.

GARDEN

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From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

GEORGE

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From this reading GEORGE HENRY WALL.

HENRY

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From this reading GEORGE HENRY WALL.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.

LIFEnounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.

NEW

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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ FARRINGDON STREET.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

reserves

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From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

STREET

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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ FARRINGDON STREET.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

Translating

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From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

WALKER

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From this reading NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.

WALL

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From this reading GEORGE HENRY WALL.

Work

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From this reading [_The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right of Translating._] COVENT GARDEN.

YORK

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From this reading NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.