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Yet Again

Chapter XIV

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'Oxford Street' sounds harsh and ugly.
'Manchester Street' sounds rather charming.
Yet 'Oxford' sounds beautiful, and 'Manchester' sounds odious.
'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'
An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Yet Again

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
'Oxford Street' sounds harsh and ugly.
Line 2
'Manchester Street' sounds rather charming.
Line 3
Yet 'Oxford' sounds beautiful, and 'Manchester' sounds odious.
Line 4
'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'
Line 5
An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

Learner Dictionary

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

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet 'Oxford' sounds beautiful, and 'Manchester' sounds odious.”

All words in this reading · 42

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adorable

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

Age

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

AndeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'Oxford Street' sounds harsh and ugly.

beautiful

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From this reading Yet 'Oxford' sounds beautiful, and 'Manchester' sounds odious.

belching

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

charming

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From this reading 'Manchester Street' sounds rather charming.

dreamer

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

enchantments

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

evoked

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

exhalations

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

factory-chimneys

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

harsh

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From this reading 'Oxford Street' sounds harsh and ugly.

Hell

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

image

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

latest

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

Manchester

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From this reading 'Manchester Street' sounds rather charming.

Middle

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

monster

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

odious

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From this reading Yet 'Oxford' sounds beautiful, and 'Manchester' sounds odious.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

Oxford

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From this reading 'Oxford Street' sounds harsh and ugly.

rather

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From this reading 'Manchester Street' sounds rather charming.

sounds

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From this reading 'Oxford Street' sounds harsh and ugly.

spires

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

Street

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From this reading 'Oxford Street' sounds harsh and ugly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

thoughts

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

turns

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

ugly

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From this reading 'Oxford Street' sounds harsh and ugly.

uproarious

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From this reading An uproarious monster, belching from its factory-chimneys the latest exhalations of Hell--that is the image evoked by 'Manchester.'

whispering

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From this reading 'Oxford' turns our thoughts to that 'adorable dreamer, whispering from her spires the last enchantments of the Middle Age.'

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet 'Oxford' sounds beautiful, and 'Manchester' sounds odious.