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Harold's Bride: A Tale
Harold's Bride: A Tale

Chapter I

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Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.
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THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.
MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.
Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Harold's Bride: A Tale

Chapter I

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Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.
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&c.
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THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.
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MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.
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Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

Learner Dictionary

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Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.”

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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 MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

ago

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From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.

artist

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From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

Author

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From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

Babylon

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Bethlehem

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From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

c

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clear

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country

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From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

Driven

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From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

Edinburgh

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From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.

exhibited

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exhibiting

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Exile

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Exiles

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extent

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From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

huge

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From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

impression

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From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

London

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From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.

made

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MANY

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From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

NELSON

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From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.

New

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From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

panorama

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From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

Peter

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From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

Pictures

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From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

Preface

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From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.

recollect

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remark

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retains

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Shepherd

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From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

SONS

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From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.

St

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From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of “Driven into Exile,” “Pictures of St. Peter,” “The Shepherd of Bethlehem,” “Exiles in Babylon,” &c.

THOMAS

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From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.

vast

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From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Of what country it was memory retains no clear impression; but I recollect a remark made by the exhibiting artist.

years

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From this reading MANY years ago a huge panorama of a vast extent of country was exhibited in London.

York

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From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ —— Preface.