Chapter XXIII
"_Jaffier_. O, Belvidera! _Belvidera_. Why was I last night delivered to a villain? _Jaffier_.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave
Chapter XXIII
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"_Jaffier_.
O,
Belvidera!
_Belvidera_.
Why
was
I
last
night
delivered
to
a
villain?
_Jaffier_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"_Jaffier_.
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O,
Belvidera!
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_Belvidera_.
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Why
was
I
last
night
delivered
to
a
villain?
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_Jaffier_.
Learner Dictionary
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Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why was I last night delivered to a villain?”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Belvidera
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delivered
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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Jaffier
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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night
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O
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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villain
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Why
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