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What books to lend and what to give
What books to lend and what to give

Chapter VII

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=936.
Hill of the Fairy Calf.= =937.
The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.
Some of the stories in ‘Uncle Remus.’
=938.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

What books to lend and what to give

Chapter VII

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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=936.
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Hill of the Fairy Calf.= =937.
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The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.
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Some of the stories in ‘Uncle Remus.’
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=938.

Learner Dictionary

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These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.”

Wonderful noun US /ˈwonderful/

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

From this reading “The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.”

All words in this reading · 24

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936

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From this reading =936.

937

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From this reading Hill of the Fairy Calf.= =937.

938

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From this reading =938.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

Calf

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From this reading Hill of the Fairy Calf.= =937.

Croker's

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From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

Fairy

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From this reading Hill of the Fairy Calf.= =937.

four

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From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

Hill

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From this reading Hill of the Fairy Calf.= =937.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

Legends

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From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hill of the Fairy Calf.= =937.

Remus

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From this reading Some of the stories in ‘Uncle Remus.’

republished

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From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

Some

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From this reading Some of the stories in ‘Uncle Remus.’

Sonnenschein

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From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

stories

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From this reading Some of the stories in ‘Uncle Remus.’

Swan

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From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Hill of the Fairy Calf.= =937.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

Tune

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From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.

Uncle

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From this reading Some of the stories in ‘Uncle Remus.’

WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/

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

From this reading The Wonderful Tune.= These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan Sonnenschein.