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Bertram Cope's Year
Bertram Cope's Year

Chapter I

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9.
Cope on the Edge of Things 10.
Cope at His House Party 13.
Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.
Cope Among Cross-Currents 18.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Bertram Cope's Year

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
9.
Line 2
Cope on the Edge of Things 10.
Line 3
Cope at His House Party 13.
Line 4
Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.
Line 5
Cope Among Cross-Currents 18.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Cope Among Cross-Currents 18.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cope at His House Party 13.”

All words in this reading · 22

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10

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From this reading Cope on the Edge of Things 10.

13

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From this reading Cope at His House Party 13.

17

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From this reading Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.

18

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From this reading Cope Among Cross-Currents 18.

9

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From this reading 9.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.

AgainnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.

AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Cope Among Cross-Currents 18.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Cope at His House Party 13.

Cope

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From this reading Cope on the Edge of Things 10.

Cross-Currents

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From this reading Cope Among Cross-Currents 18.

Dines

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From this reading Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.

Edge

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From this reading Cope on the Edge of Things 10.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Cope at His House Party 13.

House

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From this reading Cope at His House Party 13.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Cope on the Edge of Things 10.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Cope on the Edge of Things 10.

PartynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cope at His House Party 13.

Stays

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From this reading Cope Dines Again--and Stays After 17.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Cope on the Edge of Things 10.

Things

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From this reading Cope on the Edge of Things 10.