Chapter I
BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC. CONTENTS CHAP. PROLOGUE. I. ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET. II.
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Chapter I
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BY
T.
W.
SPEIGHT
AUTHOR
OF
"THE
MYSTERIES
OF
HERON
DYKE,"
"HOODWINKED,"
"BACK
TO
LIFE,"
ETC.
CONTENTS
CHAP.
PROLOGUE.
I.
ON
THE
EDGE
OF
A
SECRET.
II.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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BY
T.
W.
SPEIGHT
AUTHOR
OF
"THE
MYSTERIES
OF
HERON
DYKE,"
"HOODWINKED,"
"BACK
TO
LIFE,"
ETC.
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CONTENTS
CHAP.
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PROLOGUE.
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I.
ON
THE
EDGE
OF
A
SECRET.
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II.
Learner Dictionary
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LIFE
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.”
SECRET
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “I. ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.”
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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 I. ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
AUTHOR
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
BACK
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
CHAP
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From this reading CONTENTS CHAP.
CONTENTS
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From this reading CONTENTS CHAP.
DYKE
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
EDGE
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From this reading I. ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
ETC
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
HERON
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
HOODWINKED
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
II
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From this reading II.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
MYSTERIES
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I. ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
PROLOGUE
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From this reading PROLOGUE.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I. ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
SPEIGHT
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
T
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.
W
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From this reading BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF HERON DYKE," "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," ETC.