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Arachne — Volume 02
Arachne — Volume 02

Chapter I

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[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
D.W.]
Volume 2.
In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Arachne — Volume 02

Chapter I

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
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D.W.]
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Volume 2.
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In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
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The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.”

All words in this reading · 64

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2

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From this reading Volume 2.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

author's

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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

blocks

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

bookmarks

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building

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

city

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

D

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From this reading D.W.]

end

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entire

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extreme

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

facing

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

file

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

grass-grown

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

hard

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

hewn

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

ideas

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

large

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

list

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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

making

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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

meal

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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

north

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

northern

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

NOTE

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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

perfectly

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

plain

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

pointers

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portion

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

rested

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

sample

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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

side

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

solid

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

square

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

stone

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

substructure

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

Tennis

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

There

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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

Volume

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From this reading Volume 2.

W

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From this reading D.W.]

washed

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

waves

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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.

whitewashed

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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

wish

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From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.