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The Path to Honour
The Path to Honour

Chapter I

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The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.
In the original book, the "e" in "Lena" was e-macron.
Author of 'The Power of the Keys,' 'A Young Man Married,' Etc., Etc.
William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.
The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.
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The Path to Honour

Chapter I

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.
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In the original book, the "e" in "Lena" was e-macron.
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Author of 'The Power of the Keys,' 'A Young Man Married,' Etc., Etc.
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William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.
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The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Learner Dictionary

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

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

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

From this reading “The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.”

Warden noun US /ˈwɔːr.dən/

The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.

From this reading “The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.”

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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 Author of 'The Power of the Keys,' 'A Young Man Married,' Etc., Etc.

Advanced

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

appears

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From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

Author

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Balkan

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Blackwood

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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

book

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From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

e

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From this reading In the original book, the "e" in "Lena" was e-macron.

e-macron

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From this reading In the original book, the "e" in "Lena" was e-macron.

East

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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

Edinburgh

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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

English

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Etc

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Excellency's

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Governess

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Guard

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Honour

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

Keys

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Lena

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From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

London

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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

Man

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From this reading Author of 'The Power of the Keys,' 'A Young Man Married,' Etc., Etc.

Marches

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Married

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Modern

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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of 'The Power of the Keys,' 'A Young Man Married,' Etc., Etc.

original

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From this reading In the original book, the "e" in "Lena" was e-macron.

Peace

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From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Power

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From this reading Author of 'The Power of the Keys,' 'A Young Man Married,' Etc., Etc.

Series

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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

several

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From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

Sons

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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

times

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From this reading The name "Lena" appears several times in this book.

WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/

The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.

From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the original book, the "e" in "Lena" was e-macron.

William

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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Modern East Series.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Advanced Guard His Excellency's English Governess Peace with Honour The Warden of the Marches Balkan Series.

Young

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From this reading Author of 'The Power of the Keys,' 'A Young Man Married,' Etc., Etc.