Chapter I
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THE NOVELS OF MAURICE HEWLETT. THE FOREST LOVERS. A LOVERS' TALE. THE QUEEN'S QUAIR. LITTLE NOVELS OF ITALY.
Frey and His Wife
Chapter I
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THE
NOVELS
OF
MAURICE
HEWLETT.
THE
FOREST
LOVERS.
A
LOVERS'
TALE.
THE
QUEEN'S
QUAIR.
LITTLE
NOVELS
OF
ITALY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Frey and His Wife
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Frey and His Wife is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
NOVELS
OF
MAURICE
HEWLETT.
Line 2
THE
FOREST
LOVERS.
/ðə ˈfɔːrəst ˈlʌvərz/
Line 3
A
LOVERS'
TALE.
/ə ˈlʌvərz teɪl/
Line 4
THE
QUEEN'S
QUAIR.
Line 5
LITTLE
NOVELS
OF
ITALY.
/ˈlɪtəl ˈnɑːvəlz ʌv ˈɪtəli/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “THE FOREST LOVERS.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “LITTLE NOVELS OF ITALY.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “LITTLE NOVELS OF ITALY.”
lovers
noun
US /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “THE FOREST LOVERS.”
novels
noun
US /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “THE NOVELS OF MAURICE HEWLETT.”
queen's
noun
US /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “THE QUEEN'S QUAIR.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “A LOVERS' TALE.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LOVERS' TALE.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE FOREST LOVERS.
HEWLETT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NOVELS OF MAURICE HEWLETT.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading LITTLE NOVELS OF ITALY.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE NOVELS OF ITALY.
LOVERSnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE FOREST LOVERS.
MAURICE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NOVELS OF MAURICE HEWLETT.
NOVELSnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading THE NOVELS OF MAURICE HEWLETT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NOVELS OF MAURICE HEWLETT.
QUAIR
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE QUEEN'S QUAIR.
QUEEN'SnounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE QUEEN'S QUAIR.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A LOVERS' TALE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOVELS OF MAURICE HEWLETT.
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