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A Frontier Mystery
A Frontier Mystery

Chapter I

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A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.
________________________________________________________________________ A FRONTIER MYSTERY, BY BERTRAM MITFORD.
CHAPTER ONE.
"WHERE I COME IN."
"White dogs!"
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Frontier Mystery

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.
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________________________________________________________________________ A FRONTIER MYSTERY, BY BERTRAM MITFORD.
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CHAPTER ONE.
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"WHERE I COME IN."
/wer aɪ come ɪn/
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"White dogs!"

Learner Dictionary

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COME noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"WHERE I COME IN."”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”

All words in this reading · 14

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

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Bertram

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

COMEnounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "WHERE I COME IN."

dogs

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From this reading "White dogs!"

Frontier

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "WHERE I COME IN."

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "WHERE I COME IN."

Mitford

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Mystery

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ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "WHERE I COME IN."

White

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From this reading "White dogs!"