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Dreamikins

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/57 · 5 lines
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AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.
FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.
How can a "Grown-up" understand!
A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.
FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dreamikins

Chapter I

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.
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FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.
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How can a "Grown-up" understand!
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A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.
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FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.”

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How can a "Grown-up" understand!”

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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 AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

BAG

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading How can a "Grown-up" understand!

Daffy

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From this reading FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.

Discovery

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From this reading FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.

edge

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From this reading FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

faith

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From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

FANCY

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From this reading FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.

FREDA

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From this reading FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.

fun

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From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

Giant

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From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

go

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From this reading FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.

Grown-up

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From this reading How can a "Grown-up" understand!

hand

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From this reading FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.

HERITAGE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

How

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From this reading How can a "Grown-up" understand!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.

JILL'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

LISTENER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

love

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From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.

RED

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

ROBIN'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE LISTENER," "JILL'S RED BAG," "ROBIN'S HERITAGE," ETC.

soul

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From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading FREDA and Daffy stood on the edge of a Great Discovery.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

tiny

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From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

Truth

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From this reading FANCY and Truth go hand in hand.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How can a "Grown-up" understand!

up

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From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.

whole

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From this reading A Giant faith in a tiny soul; And a love of fun make up the whole.