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Zigzag Journeys in Europe

Chapter VIII

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A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.
The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
"Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
"Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
"Carlisle?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Zigzag Journeys in Europe

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.
Line 2
The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
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"Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
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"Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
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"Carlisle?

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 “"Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."”

Merry noun US /merry/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.”

All words in this reading · 42

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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 RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.

business

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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

busy

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

came

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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

CARLISLE

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From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.

cars

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

city

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

Druids

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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

energy

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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

EVENING

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From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.

evidences

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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

Frank

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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

glancing

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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

Gray

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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

Harper

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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

Jolly

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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

Lewis

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

lines

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

looking

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

Man

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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

many

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

Master

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

Merry

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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

railway

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

RAINY

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From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.

Romans

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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

said

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

station

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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.

stoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

STORY

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From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.

terminus

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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."