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The old Stanfield house
The old Stanfield house

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/76 · 5 lines
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THE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS.
"IRISH AMY," "THE FAIRCHILDS," "RHODA'S EDUCATION," ETC., ETC.
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."
PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION NO.
1122 CHESTNUT STREET.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The old Stanfield house

Chapter I

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS.
Line 2
"IRISH AMY," "THE FAIRCHILDS," "RHODA'S EDUCATION," ETC., ETC.
Line 3
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."
Line 4
PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION NO.
Line 5
1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

Learner Dictionary

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

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."”

All words in this reading · 26

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1122

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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

AMERICAN

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION NO.

AMY

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From this reading "IRISH AMY," "THE FAIRCHILDS," "RHODA'S EDUCATION," ETC., ETC.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."

CHESTNUT

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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

COVETOUSNESS

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From this reading THE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS.

EDUCATION

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From this reading "IRISH AMY," "THE FAIRCHILDS," "RHODA'S EDUCATION," ETC., ETC.

ETC

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From this reading "IRISH AMY," "THE FAIRCHILDS," "RHODA'S EDUCATION," ETC., ETC.

FAIRCHILDS

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From this reading "IRISH AMY," "THE FAIRCHILDS," "RHODA'S EDUCATION," ETC., ETC.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."

IRISH

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From this reading "IRISH AMY," "THE FAIRCHILDS," "RHODA'S EDUCATION," ETC., ETC.

Love

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From this reading "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."

NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION NO.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS.

PHILADELPHIA

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION NO.

RHODA'S

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From this reading "IRISH AMY," "THE FAIRCHILDS," "RHODA'S EDUCATION," ETC., ETC.

SIN

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From this reading THE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS.

STREET

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From this reading 1122 CHESTNUT STREET.

SUNDAY-SCHOOL

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION NO.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS.

things

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From this reading "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."

UNION

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From this reading PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION NO.

world

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From this reading "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world."