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Cleo The Magnificent
Cleo The Magnificent

Chapter I

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See http://www.
LOUIS ZANGWILL'S WORKS.
A Drama in Dutch.
_Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.
_Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cleo The Magnificent

Chapter I

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See http://www.
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LOUIS ZANGWILL'S WORKS.
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A Drama in Dutch.
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_Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.
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_Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

Learner Dictionary

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

Cleverness noun US /ˈklev.ər.nəs/

The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.

From this reading “_Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “_Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.”

All words in this reading · 32

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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 A Drama in Dutch.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

book

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From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

Certainly

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From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/

The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.

From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

Deliciously

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From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

Drama

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From this reading A Drama in Dutch.

dramatic

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From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

Dutch

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From this reading A Drama in Dutch.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

http

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From this reading See http://www.

humor

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From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A Drama in Dutch.

LOUIS

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From this reading LOUIS ZANGWILL'S WORKS.

merely

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From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

original

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From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

real

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From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

See

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From this reading See http://www.

Speaker

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From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

Spectator

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From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

spirit

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From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

vigor

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From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

vitality

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From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading _Spectator:_ Certainly a book which has not merely cleverness but real vitality.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Speaker:_ Deliciously original ... and told with great spirit, humor and dramatic vigor.

WORKS

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From this reading LOUIS ZANGWILL'S WORKS.

www

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From this reading See http://www.

ZANGWILL'S

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From this reading LOUIS ZANGWILL'S WORKS.