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Eugene Aram — Volume 04
Eugene Aram — Volume 04

Chapter VI

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THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.
Clem.
'Tis our last interview!
Stat.
Pray Heav'n it be.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Eugene Aram — Volume 04

Chapter VI

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.
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Clem.
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'Tis our last interview!
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Stat.
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Pray Heav'n it be.

Learner Dictionary

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

EVEN noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.”

FEELING noun US /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading “THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Tis our last interview!”

THOUGHT noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.”

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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 THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Pray Heav'n it be.

Clem

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From this reading Clem.

EVENnounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

FEELINGnounUS /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

Heav'n

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From this reading Pray Heav'n it be.

HUMAN

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From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

interview

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From this reading 'Tis our last interview!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Pray Heav'n it be.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Tis our last interview!

NIGHT

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From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading 'Tis our last interview!

Pray

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From this reading Pray Heav'n it be.

RE-SEEKS

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From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

RUFFIAN

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From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

SOIL

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From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

Stat

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From this reading Stat.

STUDENT

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From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

THAMES

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From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

THOUGHTnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

Tis

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From this reading 'Tis our last interview!

WORST

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From this reading THE THAMES AT NIGHT.--A THOUGHT.--THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.--A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.