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Betty Trevor
Betty Trevor

Chapter VIII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
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"The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.
The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.
There are power and success written in every stroke!"
"Dear Cynthia!" sighed Betty ardently.
"How clever you are!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Betty Trevor

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.
Line 2
The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.
Line 3
There are power and success written in every stroke!"
Line 4
"Dear Cynthia!" sighed Betty ardently.
Line 5
"How clever you are!

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “There are power and success written in every stroke!"”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.”

All words in this reading · 35

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ability

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From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

ambition

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From this reading The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

ardently

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From this reading "Dear Cynthia!" sighed Betty ardently.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.

Betty

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From this reading "Dear Cynthia!" sighed Betty ardently.

clever

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From this reading "How clever you are!

Cynthia

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From this reading "Dear Cynthia!" sighed Betty ardently.

Dear

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From this reading "Dear Cynthia!" sighed Betty ardently.

end

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From this reading The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There are power and success written in every stroke!"

How

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From this reading "How clever you are!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There are power and success written in every stroke!"

joined

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From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

letters

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From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

line

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From this reading The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.

means

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From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

mental

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From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

power

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From this reading There are power and success written in every stroke!"

proper

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From this reading The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.

rises

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From this reading The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.

sequence

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From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

shows

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From this reading The line rises at the end; that shows proper ambition.

sighed

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From this reading "Dear Cynthia!" sighed Betty ardently.

stroke

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From this reading There are power and success written in every stroke!"

success

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From this reading There are power and success written in every stroke!"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

There

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From this reading There are power and success written in every stroke!"

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

together

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From this reading "The letters are joined together; that means sequence of thought and mental ability.

written

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From this reading There are power and success written in every stroke!"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "How clever you are!