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The Lost Million
The Lost Million

Chapter I

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The Lost Million, by William Le Queux.
________________________________________________________________________ THE LOST MILLION, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
CHAPTER ONE.
DESCRIBES A MAN AND HIS SECRET.
"See!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Lost Million

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Lost Million, by William Le Queux.
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________________________________________________________________________ THE LOST MILLION, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
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CHAPTER ONE.
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DESCRIBES A MAN AND HIS SECRET.
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"See!

Learner Dictionary

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

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”

SECRET noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “DESCRIBES A MAN AND HIS SECRET.”

All words in this reading · 16

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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 DESCRIBES A MAN AND HIS SECRET.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading DESCRIBES A MAN AND HIS SECRET.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Lost Million, by William Le Queux.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

DESCRIBES

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From this reading DESCRIBES A MAN AND HIS SECRET.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading DESCRIBES A MAN AND HIS SECRET.

Le

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Lost

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MAN

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Million

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ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

Queux

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From this reading The Lost Million, by William Le Queux.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading DESCRIBES A MAN AND HIS SECRET.

See

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From this reading "See!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

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William

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