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Whig Against Tory
Whig Against Tory

Chapter I

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MILITARY ADVENTURES OF A SHOEMAKER.
A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.
FOR CHILDREN.
CHAP.
I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Whig Against Tory

Chapter I

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MILITARY ADVENTURES OF A SHOEMAKER.
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A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.
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FOR CHILDREN.
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CHAP.
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I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.”

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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 MILITARY ADVENTURES OF A SHOEMAKER.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

ADVENTURES

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From this reading MILITARY ADVENTURES OF A SHOEMAKER.

CHAP

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From this reading CHAP.

CHILDREN

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From this reading FOR CHILDREN.

Crosby

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From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

early

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From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

Enoch

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From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading FOR CHILDREN.

Gen

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From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

MILITARY

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From this reading MILITARY ADVENTURES OF A SHOEMAKER.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MILITARY ADVENTURES OF A SHOEMAKER.

P

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From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

REVOLUTION

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From this reading A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.

SHOEMAKER

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From this reading MILITARY ADVENTURES OF A SHOEMAKER.

TALE

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From this reading A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.

tells

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From this reading I. Gen P. tells about the early life of Enoch Crosby.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.