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Theo: A Sprightly Love Story
Theo: A Sprightly Love Story

Chapter I

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THEO.
_A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.
MRS.
BURNETT'S NOVELETTES.
_Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Theo: A Sprightly Love Story

Chapter I

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THEO.
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_A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.
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MRS.
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BURNETT'S NOVELETTES.
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_Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

Learner Dictionary

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Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “_Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “_Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

American

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From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

AUTHOR

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

Burnett

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From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

BURNETT'S

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From this reading BURNETT'S NOVELETTES.

charming

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From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

CLAIM

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

CONNECTION

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

DE

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

ETC

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

Frances

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From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

Hodgson

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From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

KATHLEEN

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

LADY

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

LINDSAY'S

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

LOVE

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

LUCK

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

MAKING

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

MARCHIONESS

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

METHODS

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

most

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From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

NOVELETTES

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From this reading BURNETT'S NOVELETTES.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.

PEMBERTON

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

POLLY

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

PRETTY

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

SPRIGHTLY

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

STORY

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

THEO

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From this reading THEO.

WALDERHURST

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

WILLOUGHBY

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From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY._ AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN," "PRETTY POLLY PEMBERTON," "LINDSAY'S LUCK," "IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM," "THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS," "THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST," ETC.

writers

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From this reading _Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most charming among American writers.