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The Wonderful Visit
The Wonderful Visit

Chapter I

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DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
A strikingly original performance."
SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Wonderful Visit

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
Line 2
A strikingly original performance."
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SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
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SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
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NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....

Learner Dictionary

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

CHRONICLE noun US /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading “DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."”

Remarkable noun US /ˈremarkable/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."”

All words in this reading · 42

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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 A strikingly original performance."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

book

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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

CHRONICLEnounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

DAILY

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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

de

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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....

distinct

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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."

fanciful

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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."

force

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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....

genuinely

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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

gripped

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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

Grips

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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

imagination

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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

imaginative

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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

individual

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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

lively

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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."

merit

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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

Mr

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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."

NATIONAL

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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....

OBSERVER

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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

only

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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

original

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From this reading A strikingly original performance."

performance

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From this reading A strikingly original performance."

power

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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

reading

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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."

remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

REVIEW

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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

SATURDAY

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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."

SPECTATOR

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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."

strikingly

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From this reading A strikingly original performance."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

tour

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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....

well

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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."

Wells

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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."

work

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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....

worth

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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."