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From a Cornish Window: A New Edition
From a Cornish Window: A New Edition

Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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The next 36 with lines 205-240.
The next 36 with lines 169-204.
The next 38 with lines 131-168.
The next 28 with lines 103-130.
And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

From a Cornish Window: A New Edition

Chapter III

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The next 36 with lines 205-240.
Line 2
The next 36 with lines 169-204.
Line 3
The next 38 with lines 131-168.
Line 4
The next 28 with lines 103-130.
Line 5
And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.

Learner Dictionary

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

Fragment noun US /ˈfræɡ.mənt/

A small part broken or separated off something larger.

From this reading “And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next 36 with lines 205-240.”

All words in this reading · 22

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103

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From this reading The next 28 with lines 103-130.

130

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From this reading The next 28 with lines 103-130.

131

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From this reading The next 38 with lines 131-168.

168

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From this reading The next 38 with lines 131-168.

169

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From this reading The next 36 with lines 169-204.

18

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From this reading And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.

204

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From this reading The next 36 with lines 169-204.

205

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From this reading The next 36 with lines 205-240.

240

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From this reading The next 36 with lines 205-240.

28

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From this reading The next 28 with lines 103-130.

36

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From this reading The next 36 with lines 205-240.

38

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From this reading The next 38 with lines 131-168.

73

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From this reading And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.

92

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From this reading And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.

fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/

A small part broken or separated off something larger.

From this reading And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.

lines

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From this reading The next 36 with lines 205-240.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next 36 with lines 205-240.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.

remaining

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From this reading And the remaining fragment of 18 lines with lines 73-92.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The next 36 with lines 205-240.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The next 36 with lines 205-240.