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The Undying Fire: A contemporary novel
The Undying Fire: A contemporary novel

Chapter I

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_Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:
_The following fantastic and imaginative romances_:
And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:
_And two little books about children’s play, called_:
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The Undying Fire: A contemporary novel

Chapter I

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:
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_The following fantastic and imaginative romances_:
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And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:
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_And two little books about children’s play, called_:
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Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “_And two little books about children’s play, called_:”

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “_Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_And two little books about children’s play, called_:”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:”

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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 And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _And two little books about children’s play, called_:

also

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From this reading _Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _The following fantastic and imaginative romances_:

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

called

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From this reading _And two little books about children’s play, called_:

children's

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From this reading _And two little books about children’s play, called_:

collected

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

electrotyped

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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

fantastic

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From this reading _The following fantastic and imaginative romances_:

following

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From this reading _Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading _Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:

imaginative

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From this reading _The following fantastic and imaginative romances_:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _And two little books about children’s play, called_:

Mr

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From this reading _Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:

novels

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From this reading _Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:

now

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

numerous

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

play

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From this reading _And two little books about children’s play, called_:

political

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

questions

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

religious

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

romances

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From this reading _The following fantastic and imaginative romances_:

series

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

Set

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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

social

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

stories

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:

title

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

two

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From this reading _And two little books about children’s play, called_:

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

up

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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

volume

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From this reading And numerous short stories now collected in one volume under the title of _A series of books upon social, religious, and political questions_:

Wells

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From this reading _Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_:

written

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From this reading _Mr. Wells has also written the following novels_: