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The Phantom Lover
The Phantom Lover

Chapter XXXIV

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June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.
"Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.
"And Micky likes him too--awfully!
Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.
They're _ever_ such pals!"
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Phantom Lover

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.
Line 2
"Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.
Line 3
"And Micky likes him too--awfully!
Line 4
Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.
Line 5
They're _ever_ such pals!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.”

All words in this reading · 35

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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 "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

always

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From this reading "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And Micky likes him too--awfully!

apace

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From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.

awfully

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From this reading "And Micky likes him too--awfully!

Esther

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From this reading "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They're _ever_ such pals!"

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.

friendship

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From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.

George

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From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.

grew

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From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "And Micky likes him too--awfully!

introductions

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From this reading "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.

June's

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From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.

likes

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From this reading "And Micky likes him too--awfully!

Micky

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From this reading "And Micky likes him too--awfully!

Micky's

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From this reading "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

Mr

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From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.

nearly

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From this reading Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.

night

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From this reading Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.

P

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From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.

pals

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From this reading They're _ever_ such pals!"

Rochester

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From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.

rooms

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round

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From this reading Mr. Rochester is round at Micky's rooms nearly every night.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

success

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From this reading "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading They're _ever_ such pals!"

They're

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From this reading They're _ever_ such pals!"

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Micky's introductions are _always_ a success," she told Esther.

too

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From this reading "And Micky likes him too--awfully!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading June's friendship with Mr. George P. Rochester grew apace.