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Captain January
Captain January

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/44 · 5 lines
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“Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.
I. Star Bright II.
The Story III.
Introducing Imogen and Bob IV.
The Visit V. Captain January's Star VI.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Captain January

Chapter I

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.
Line 2
I. Star Bright II.
Line 3
The Story III.
Line 4
Introducing Imogen and Bob IV.
Line 5
The Visit V. Captain January's Star VI.

Learner Dictionary

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Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading “The Visit V. Captain January's Star VI.”

All words in this reading · 28

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Introducing Imogen and Bob IV.

Beau

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Bob

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From this reading Introducing Imogen and Bob IV.

Bright

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From this reading I. Star Bright II.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading The Visit V. Captain January's Star VI.

etc

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Five

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Hildegarde-Margaret

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. Star Bright II.

II

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From this reading I. Star Bright II.

III

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From this reading The Story III.

Imogen

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From this reading Introducing Imogen and Bob IV.

Introducing

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From this reading Introducing Imogen and Bob IV.

IV

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From this reading Introducing Imogen and Bob IV.

January's

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From this reading The Visit V. Captain January's Star VI.

Marie

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Melody

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Minute

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Rosin

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Series

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Star

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From this reading I. Star Bright II.

Stories

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Story

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From this reading The Story III.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

Three

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From this reading “Melody,” “Marie,” “Rosin, the Beau,” “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Three Minute Stories,” “Five Minute Stories,” etc.

V

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From this reading The Visit V. Captain January's Star VI.

VI

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From this reading The Visit V. Captain January's Star VI.

Visit

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From this reading The Visit V. Captain January's Star VI.