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Eugene Aram — Volume 04
Eugene Aram — Volume 04

Chapter IX

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WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.
Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.
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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 IX

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WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.
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Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.
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Learner Dictionary

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

Betwixt preposition US /biˈtwɪkst/

an old word for “between”

From this reading “Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.”

Flame noun US /fleɪm/

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading “Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.”

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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 Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

ADVENTURE

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

ARRIVAL

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/

an old word for “between”

From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

CORPORAL

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

DISCOMFITED

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

EVENING

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

far

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From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

flamenounUS /fleɪm/

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

GIPSEY

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

gleamed

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From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

HORSEMAN

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

KNARESBOROUGH

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

LongnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

ROAD

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

ruddy

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From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

sees

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From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

SETS

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

TENTS

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

trees

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From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

WALTER

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From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

wandered

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From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Long had he wandered, when from far he sees A ruddy flame that gleamed betwixt the trees.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.--THE EVENING SETS IN.-- THE GIPSEY TENTS.--ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.--THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.