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The King of Gee-Whiz
The King of Gee-Whiz

Chapter I

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Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.
PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The King of Gee-Whiz

Chapter I

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
Line 2
Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.
Line 3
PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Line 4
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

Learner Dictionary

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

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

ago

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Author

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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.

BOOKBINDERS

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Boyland

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From this reading Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.

BRAUNWORTH

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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

BROOKLYN

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Bubble

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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

city

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

CO

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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

etc

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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.

far

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

Land

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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.

Law

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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.

lived

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

Lulu

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

Mississippi

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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.

Mrs

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

N

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

named

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.

Once

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

Pickle

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

PRESS

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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

PRINTERS

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

sea-shore

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

several

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.

there

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.

Trail

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From this reading Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.

Twins

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

widow

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

Y

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

years

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.

Zuzu

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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.