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The Two Magics
The Two Magics

Chapter I

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Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.
Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.
They are listed at the end of the text.
Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Two Magics

Chapter I

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

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Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.
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Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.
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They are listed at the end of the text.
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Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
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Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.

Bold

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corrections

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effort

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end

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equals

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EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.

faithfully

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From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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Italic

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listed

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made

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marked

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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possible

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punctuation

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replicate

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signs

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Some

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spelling

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text

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible.

underscores

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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