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Vine and Olive

Chapter I

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_YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD—SECOND SERIES._ YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Vine and Olive

Chapter I

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD—SECOND SERIES._ YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
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A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

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”

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Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

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SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD—SECOND SERIES._ YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.”

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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 STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

ABROAD

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD—SECOND SERIES._ YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

ADVENTURE

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From this reading A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

AMERICA

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD—SECOND SERIES._ YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

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Bold

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corrected

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errors

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gesperrt

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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

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INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD—SECOND SERIES._ YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

Obvious

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

PORTUGAL

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print

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punctuation

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rendered

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SECOND

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SERIES

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Spaced

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SPAIN

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STORY

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text

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TRAVEL

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From this reading A STORY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

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YOUNG

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From this reading _YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD—SECOND SERIES._ YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.