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Dangerous Ground

Chapter XXXIV

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FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.
Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dangerous Ground

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
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FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.
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Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
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Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
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Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.”

Sail noun US /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

Australia

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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

bearded

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

CALL

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From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.

eccentric

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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

Englishman

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

entered

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

far-off

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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

fateful

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From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.

Five

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From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.

FOLLINGSBEE'S

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From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

individual

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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

masquerade

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From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.

MR

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From this reading MR.

named

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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

Parks

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.

rivalry

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

sailnounUS /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

service

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

set

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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.

SOCIAL

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From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.

Stanhope

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.

Vernet

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

Walter

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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.

weeks

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From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.