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Andy Gordon

Chapter VII

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MR.
STARR’S INVOLUNTARY RIDE.
The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.
It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.
Mr. Starr had never married.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Andy Gordon

Chapter VII

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MR.
Line 2
STARR’S INVOLUNTARY RIDE.
Line 3
The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.
Line 4
It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.
Line 5
Mr. Starr had never married.

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 “The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Starr had never married.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.”

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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 The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

building

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

dilapidated

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

farmhouse

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From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

felt

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Mr. Starr had never married.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

INVOLUNTARY

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From this reading STARR’S INVOLUNTARY RIDE.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

Joshua

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From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

married

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From this reading Mr. Starr had never married.

mile

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From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

MR

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From this reading MR.

much

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr. Starr had never married.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

old

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

owner

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

paint

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

provide

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

repairs

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

RIDE

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From this reading STARR’S INVOLUNTARY RIDE.

situated

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From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

Starr

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From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

STARR'S

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From this reading STARR’S INVOLUNTARY RIDE.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

too

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

very

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From this reading It was a dilapidated old building, standing very much in need of paint and repairs, but the owner felt too poor to provide either.

village

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From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The farmhouse of Mr. Joshua Starr was situated about a mile from the village.