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Azalea's Silver Web
Azalea's Silver Web

Chapter I

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Tennyson Mountain, N. C., October 6.
So you are back at your beloved Vassar!
Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?
Or more so?
More so, I expect.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Azalea's Silver Web

Chapter I

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Tennyson Mountain, N. C., October 6.
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So you are back at your beloved Vassar!
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Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?
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Or more so?
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More so, I expect.

Learner Dictionary

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

Expect verb US /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading “More so, I expect.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?”

Wonderful noun US /ˈwonderful/

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

From this reading “Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?”

All words in this reading · 26

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From this reading Tennyson Mountain, N. C., October 6.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading So you are back at your beloved Vassar!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So you are back at your beloved Vassar!

back

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From this reading So you are back at your beloved Vassar!

beloved

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From this reading So you are back at your beloved Vassar!

C

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From this reading Tennyson Mountain, N. C., October 6.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?

Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading More so, I expect.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading More so, I expect.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?

more

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From this reading Or more so?

Mountain

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From this reading Tennyson Mountain, N. C., October 6.

N

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From this reading Tennyson Mountain, N. C., October 6.

October

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From this reading Tennyson Mountain, N. C., October 6.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or more so?

seem

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From this reading Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So you are back at your beloved Vassar!

Tennyson

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From this reading Tennyson Mountain, N. C., October 6.

Vassar

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From this reading So you are back at your beloved Vassar!

wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/

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

From this reading Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?

year

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From this reading Does it seem as wonderful as it did last year?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So you are back at your beloved Vassar!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So you are back at your beloved Vassar!