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The Sealed Valley
The Sealed Valley

Chapter I

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[Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.
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"She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps" .
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Sealed Valley

Chapter I

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[Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.
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"She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps" .
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All words in this reading · 29

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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 [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

book

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

CHANTY

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

ETC

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

face

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

footsteps

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

Frontispiece

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

JACK

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

M

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From this reading To M. R. W.

missing

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

NEW

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

NORTH

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

quick

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

R

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From this reading To M. R. W.

RIVERS

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

sound

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

source

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To M. R. W.

TRAIL

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

turned

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

TWO

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From this reading [Frontispiece: "_She turned a quick face at the sound of their footsteps_" (missing from source book) "NEW RIVERS OF THE NORTH," "TWO ON THE TRAIL," "JACK CHANTY," ETC.

W

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From this reading To M. R. W.