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Daisy

Chapter XIV

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FORT PUTNAM.
"I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.
"Who is Mr. Thorold?"
"One of the cadets."
"One of the cadets!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Daisy

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FORT PUTNAM.
Line 2
"I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.
Line 3
"Who is Mr. Thorold?"
Line 4
"One of the cadets."
Line 5
"One of the cadets!

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 “"I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.”

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

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

From this reading “"I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"One of the cadets."”

All words in this reading · 22

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

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

From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

announced

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From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

cadets

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From this reading "One of the cadets."

dinner

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From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

FORT

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From this reading FORT PUTNAM.

going

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From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Who is Mr. Thorold?"

Mr

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From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

Mrs

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From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "One of the cadets."

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "One of the cadets."

PUTNAM

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From this reading FORT PUTNAM.

Sandford

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From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "One of the cadets."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

Thorold

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From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Who is Mr. Thorold?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I am going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," — I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.