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True to His Home
True to His Home

Chapter XXXIII

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JENNY AGAIN.
FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.
He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.
Samuel Franklin was an old man now.
"I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

True to His Home

Chapter XXXIII

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JENNY AGAIN.
Line 2
FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.
Line 3
He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.
Line 4
Samuel Franklin was an old man now.
Line 5
"I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

Learner Dictionary

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

AGAIN noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JENNY AGAIN.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

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

From this reading “FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.”

All words in this reading · 26

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AGAINnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading JENNY AGAIN.

America

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From this reading FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Samuel Franklin was an old man now.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.

Benjamin

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From this reading "I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

Boston

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From this reading "I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

door

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From this reading He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.

FRANKLIN

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From this reading FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.

Franklin's

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From this reading He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

JENNY

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From this reading JENNY AGAIN.

man

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From this reading Samuel Franklin was an old man now.

more

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From this reading "I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

now

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From this reading Samuel Franklin was an old man now.

old

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From this reading Samuel Franklin was an old man now.

once

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From this reading "I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

recalled

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From this reading FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.

said

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From this reading "I have come to Boston once more," said Benjamin Franklin.

Samuel

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From this reading He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He stood at Samuel Franklin's door.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

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

From this reading FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading FRANKLIN was suddenly recalled to America.