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Whoso Findeth a Wife
Whoso Findeth a Wife

Chapter I

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Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.
________________________________________________________________________ WHOSO FINDETH A WIFE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
CHAPTER ONE.
A STATE SECRET.
"_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.
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Whoso Findeth a Wife

Chapter I

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.
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________________________________________________________________________ WHOSO FINDETH A WIFE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
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CHAPTER ONE.
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A STATE SECRET.
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"_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

Learner Dictionary

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

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”

SECRET noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “A STATE SECRET.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.”

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22

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From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

favour

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From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

Findeth

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From this reading Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

Le

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From this reading Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.

Lord

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From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

obtaineth

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From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

Proverbs

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From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

Queux

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From this reading Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading A STATE SECRET.

STATE

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From this reading A STATE SECRET.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.

Whoso

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From this reading Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.

Wife

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From this reading Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.

William

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From this reading Whoso Findeth a Wife, by William Le Queux.

xviii

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From this reading "_Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord_."--Proverbs xviii, 22.