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The History of Insects
The History of Insects

Chapter I

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NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.
And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Gen. 1.
25.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The History of Insects

Chapter I

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

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NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.
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And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.
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Gen. 1.
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25.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

PRINTED noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

All words in this reading · 51

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1

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From this reading Gen. 1.

25

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From this reading 25.

357

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From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

B

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

Book-store

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From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

C

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

creepeth

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From this reading And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.

D

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

E

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

earth

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From this reading And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.

F

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

G

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

Gen

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From this reading Gen. 1.

God

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From this reading And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.

H

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

J

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

Juvenile

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From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

K

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

L

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

M

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

made

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From this reading And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.

N

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

NEW-YORK

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From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

O

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

P

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

Pearl-street

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From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

PRINTEDnounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

Q

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

R

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

S

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

SAMUEL

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From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

SOLD

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From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

T

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.

U

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth.

V

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

W

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

WOOD

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From this reading NEW-YORK: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SAMUEL WOOD, At the Juvenile Book-store, No. 357, Pearl-street.

X

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

Y

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

Z

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From this reading A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.