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The Merry Andrew
The Merry Andrew

Chapter I

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The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.
_Humours of a Fair._ AMUSEMENTS IN EARLY LIFE.
_Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.
THE MERRY ANDREW: OR, THE HUMOURS OF A FAIR.
_Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Merry Andrew

Chapter I

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.
Line 2
_Humours of a Fair._ AMUSEMENTS IN EARLY LIFE.
Line 3
_Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.
Line 4
THE MERRY ANDREW: OR, THE HUMOURS OF A FAIR.
Line 5
_Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

Learner Dictionary

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

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.”

LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Humours of a Fair._ AMUSEMENTS IN EARLY LIFE.”

Merry noun US /merry/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Wonderful noun US /ˈwonderful/

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

From this reading “_Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!”

All words in this reading · 34

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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 The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.

Adorned

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From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

all

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From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

AMUSEMENTS

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From this reading _Humours of a Fair._ AMUSEMENTS IN EARLY LIFE.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

Andrew

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From this reading The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

begins

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From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

Boys

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From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

Cuts

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From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

EARLY

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From this reading _Humours of a Fair._ AMUSEMENTS IN EARLY LIFE.

F

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From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

FairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.

HALLOO

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From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

Houlston

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From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

Humours

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From this reading The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.

Huzza

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From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Humours of a Fair._ AMUSEMENTS IN EARLY LIFE.

LIFEnounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Humours of a Fair._ AMUSEMENTS IN EARLY LIFE.

Manner

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From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

Merry

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From this reading The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.

PRICE

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From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

sold

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From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

Son

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From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Merry Andrew: or, the Humours of a Fair.

TWO-PENCE

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From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Adorned with Cuts._ _Printed and sold by F. Houlston and Son._ PRICE TWO-PENCE.

wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/

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

From this reading _Which begins in a Manner not at all wonderful._ HALLOO Boys, halloo Boys, Huzza!