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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories

Chapter VI

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A Cyclone of Voices.
“Open it!
Open it!
The Eighteen to the front!
Committee on Propagation of the Tradition!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories

Chapter VI

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A Cyclone of Voices.
Line 2
“Open it!
/ˈoʊ.pən ɪt/
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Open it!
/ˈoʊ.pən ɪt/
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The Eighteen to the front!
Line 5
Committee on Propagation of the Tradition!

Learner Dictionary

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

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading ““Open it!”

All words in this reading · 14

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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 A Cyclone of Voices.

Committee

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From this reading Committee on Propagation of the Tradition!

Cyclone

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From this reading A Cyclone of Voices.

Eighteen

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From this reading The Eighteen to the front!

front

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From this reading The Eighteen to the front!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Open it!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Cyclone of Voices.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Committee on Propagation of the Tradition!

OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Open it!

Propagation

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From this reading Committee on Propagation of the Tradition!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Eighteen to the front!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Eighteen to the front!

Tradition

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From this reading Committee on Propagation of the Tradition!

Voices

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From this reading A Cyclone of Voices.