Chapter I
THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG. SUCCESSORS TO J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF AN OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG. AN ANCIENT TALE IN A MODERN DRESS.
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THE
OLD
WOMAN
AND
HER
PIG.
SUCCESSORS
TO
J.
HARRIS,
CORNER
OF
ST.
PAUL'S
CHURCHYARD.
THE
REMARKABLE
ADVENTURES
OF
AN
OLD
WOMAN
AND
HER
PIG.
AN
ANCIENT
TALE
IN
A
MODERN
DRESS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Remarkable Adventures of an Old Woman and Her Pig
Chapter I
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
OLD
WOMAN
AND
HER
PIG.
Line 2
SUCCESSORS
TO
J.
HARRIS,
CORNER
OF
ST.
Line 3
PAUL'S
CHURCHYARD.
Line 4
THE
REMARKABLE
ADVENTURES
OF
AN
OLD
WOMAN
AND
HER
PIG.
Line 5
AN
ANCIENT
TALE
IN
A
MODERN
DRESS.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
ANCIENT
adjective
US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “AN ANCIENT TALE IN A MODERN DRESS.”
REMARKABLE
noun
US /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF AN OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.”
All words in this reading · 24
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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 AN ANCIENT TALE IN A MODERN DRESS.
ADVENTURES
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From this reading THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF AN OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF AN OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.
ANCIENTadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading AN ANCIENT TALE IN A MODERN DRESS.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.
CHURCHYARD
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From this reading PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
CORNER
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From this reading SUCCESSORS TO J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST.
DRESS
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From this reading AN ANCIENT TALE IN A MODERN DRESS.
HARRIS
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From this reading SUCCESSORS TO J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ANCIENT TALE IN A MODERN DRESS.
J
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From this reading SUCCESSORS TO J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST.
MODERN
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From this reading AN ANCIENT TALE IN A MODERN DRESS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUCCESSORS TO J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.
PAUL'S
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From this reading PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
PIG
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From this reading THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.
REMARKABLEnounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF AN OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.
ST
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From this reading SUCCESSORS TO J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST.
SUCCESSORS
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From this reading SUCCESSORS TO J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST.
TALE
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From this reading AN ANCIENT TALE IN A MODERN DRESS.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUCCESSORS TO J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST.
WOMAN
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From this reading THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.