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The Squirrel Inn
The Squirrel Inn

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
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_AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
"THE LATE MRS.
NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.
LECKS AND MRS.
ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Squirrel Inn

Chapter I

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
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"THE LATE MRS.
Line 3
NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.
Line 4
LECKS AND MRS.
Line 5
ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

Learner Dictionary

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

MERRY noun US /merry/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.”

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ALESHINE

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading LECKS AND MRS.

AUTHOR

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From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"

AWAY

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From this reading NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.

CASTING

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From this reading NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.

CHANTER

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

DE

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

ETC

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

GRANGE

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From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"

HUNDREDTH

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

LADY

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From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"

LATE

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From this reading "THE LATE MRS.

LECKS

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From this reading LECKS AND MRS.

MAN

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

MERRY

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

MRS

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From this reading "THE LATE MRS.

NULL

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From this reading NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"

PRESS

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.

RUDDER

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From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"

TIGER

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From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"

VINNE

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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.