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The Story of the White Mouse
The Story of the White Mouse

Chapter I

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_NEW JUVENILE LIBRARY._ WHITE MOUSE.
Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.
The STORY of the WHITE MOUSE.
In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.
His beauty was brighter than the sun.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Story of the White Mouse

Chapter I

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_NEW JUVENILE LIBRARY._ WHITE MOUSE.
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Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.
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The STORY of the WHITE MOUSE.
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In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.
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His beauty was brighter than the sun.

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.”

All words in this reading · 48

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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 Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

accomplishment

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

ago

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

annals

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

appears

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

beauty

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From this reading His beauty was brighter than the sun.

Bonbobbin

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

brighter

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From this reading His beauty was brighter than the sun.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

Chinese

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

Copperplates

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From this reading Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

Correct

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From this reading Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

distinguishes

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

Edition

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From this reading Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

Elegant

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From this reading Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

Embellished

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From this reading Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

endowed

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

flourished

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

Four

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From this reading Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

generally

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His beauty was brighter than the sun.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

JUVENILE

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From this reading _NEW JUVENILE LIBRARY._ WHITE MOUSE.

kingdom

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

kings

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

LIBRARY

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From this reading _NEW JUVENILE LIBRARY._ WHITE MOUSE.

MOUSE

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From this reading _NEW JUVENILE LIBRARY._ WHITE MOUSE.

NEW

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From this reading _NEW JUVENILE LIBRARY._ WHITE MOUSE.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The STORY of the WHITE MOUSE.

prince

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

reigned

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

sons

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

STORY

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From this reading The STORY of the WHITE MOUSE.

sun

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From this reading His beauty was brighter than the sun.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading His beauty was brighter than the sun.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The STORY of the WHITE MOUSE.

there

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

thousand

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

twenty

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His beauty was brighter than the sun.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.

WHITE

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From this reading _NEW JUVENILE LIBRARY._ WHITE MOUSE.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Embellished With _Four Elegant Copperplates._ A New and Correct Edition.

years

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From this reading In the kingdom of Bonbobbin, which, by the Chinese annals, appears to have flourished twenty thousand years ago, there reigned a prince, endowed with every accomplishment which generally distinguishes the sons of kings.