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The Red One
The Red One

Chapter I

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Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.
MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.
_Published 1919_ THERE it was!
The abrupt liberation of sound!
As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Red One

Chapter I

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

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Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.
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MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.
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_Published 1919_ THERE it was!
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The abrupt liberation of sound!
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As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

Learner Dictionary

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

Trump noun US /trʌmp/

an excellent and dependable person who can be trusted

From this reading “As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.”

All words in this reading · 39

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1

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

1919

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From this reading _Published 1919_ THERE it was!

49

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

abrupt

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From this reading The abrupt liberation of sound!

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

archangel

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From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

Author

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From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

Bassett

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BOON

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

Brother

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From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

etc

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From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

Islands

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From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Published 1919_ THERE it was!

Jerry

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From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

liberation

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From this reading The abrupt liberation of sound!

likened

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LIMITED

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

LONDON

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

Michael

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From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

MILLS

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

Moon

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From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

Published

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From this reading _Published 1919_ THERE it was!

RUPERT

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

sound

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From this reading The abrupt liberation of sound!

STREET

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

THERE

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From this reading _Published 1919_ THERE it was!

timed

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From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

trumpnounUS /trʌmp/

an excellent and dependable person who can be trusted

From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

Valley

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From this reading Author of “The Valley of the Moon,” “Jerry of the Islands,” “Michael, Brother of Jerry,” etc., etc.

W

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From this reading MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 RUPERT STREET LONDON, W.1.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _Published 1919_ THERE it was!

watch

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From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As he timed it with his watch, Bassett likened it to the trump of an archangel.