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Babes in the Bush
Babes in the Bush

Chapter XXVIII

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CHILLINGWORTH—IV.
CALAMITY CAÑON—V. SPECULATIONS—VI.
WHICH CONTAINS A MORAL—VII.
OF BLOOD AND WATER—VIII.
WHICH ENDS IN FLAMES—IX.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Babes in the Bush

Chapter XXVIII

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

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CHILLINGWORTH—IV.
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CALAMITY CAÑON—V. SPECULATIONS—VI.
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WHICH CONTAINS A MORAL—VII.
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OF BLOOD AND WATER—VIII.
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WHICH ENDS IN FLAMES—IX.

Learner Dictionary

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

BLOOD noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “OF BLOOD AND WATER—VIII.”

All words in this reading · 21

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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 WHICH CONTAINS A MORAL—VII.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading OF BLOOD AND WATER—VIII.

BLOODnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading OF BLOOD AND WATER—VIII.

CALAMITY

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From this reading CALAMITY CAÑON—V. SPECULATIONS—VI.

CAÑON

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From this reading CALAMITY CAÑON—V. SPECULATIONS—VI.

CHILLINGWORTH

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From this reading CHILLINGWORTH—IV.

CONTAINS

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From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A MORAL—VII.

ENDS

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From this reading WHICH ENDS IN FLAMES—IX.

FLAMES

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From this reading WHICH ENDS IN FLAMES—IX.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading WHICH ENDS IN FLAMES—IX.

IV

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From this reading CHILLINGWORTH—IV.

IX

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From this reading WHICH ENDS IN FLAMES—IX.

MORAL

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From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A MORAL—VII.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF BLOOD AND WATER—VIII.

SPECULATIONS

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From this reading CALAMITY CAÑON—V. SPECULATIONS—VI.

V

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From this reading CALAMITY CAÑON—V. SPECULATIONS—VI.

VI

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From this reading CALAMITY CAÑON—V. SPECULATIONS—VI.

VII

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From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A MORAL—VII.

VIII

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From this reading OF BLOOD AND WATER—VIII.

WATER

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From this reading OF BLOOD AND WATER—VIII.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A MORAL—VII.