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The Singing Mouse Stories
The Singing Mouse Stories

Chapter I

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See http://www.
This is my room.
I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.
There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.
There is the table.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Singing Mouse Stories

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
See http://www.
Line 2
This is my room.
Line 3
I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.
Line 4
There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.
Line 5
There is the table.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

friends

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From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

http

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From this reading See http://www.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading This is my room.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

live

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From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This is my room.

offer

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From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

room

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From this reading This is my room.

See

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From this reading See http://www.

sometimes

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From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I live here; and my friends come here sometimes, such as I have left.

table

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From this reading There is the table.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading There is the table.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

There

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This is my room.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

welcome

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There is little to offer them, but they are welcome to what there is.

www

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading See http://www.