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Ada, the Betrayed
Ada, the Betrayed

Chapter XV

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The Arrest.
The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.
Albert’s Despair.—The Tests of Truth.
The Meeting of the Lovers.
The Lovers.—The Interview of Sir Francis Hartleton with the Secretary of State.—The Ball.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ada, the Betrayed

Chapter XV

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Arrest.
Line 2
The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.
Line 3
Albert’s Despair.—The Tests of Truth.
Line 4
The Meeting of the Lovers.
Line 5
The Lovers.—The Interview of Sir Francis Hartleton with the Secretary of State.—The Ball.
All words in this reading · 21

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Albert's

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From this reading Albert’s Despair.—The Tests of Truth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.

Arrest

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From this reading The Arrest.

Ball

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From this reading The Lovers.—The Interview of Sir Francis Hartleton with the Secretary of State.—The Ball.

Caution

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From this reading The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.

Despair

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From this reading Albert’s Despair.—The Tests of Truth.

Exculpation

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From this reading The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.

Francis

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From this reading The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.

Hartleton

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From this reading The Lovers.—The Interview of Sir Francis Hartleton with the Secretary of State.—The Ball.

Hartleton's

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From this reading The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.

Interview

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From this reading The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.

Lovers

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From this reading The Meeting of the Lovers.

Meeting

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From this reading The Meeting of the Lovers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Albert’s Despair.—The Tests of Truth.

Secretary

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From this reading The Lovers.—The Interview of Sir Francis Hartleton with the Secretary of State.—The Ball.

Sir

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From this reading The Interview and the Exculpation.—Sir Francis Hartleton’s Caution.

State

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From this reading The Lovers.—The Interview of Sir Francis Hartleton with the Secretary of State.—The Ball.

Tests

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From this reading Albert’s Despair.—The Tests of Truth.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Arrest.

Truth

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From this reading Albert’s Despair.—The Tests of Truth.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Lovers.—The Interview of Sir Francis Hartleton with the Secretary of State.—The Ball.