Chapter I
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HOLD FAST. New Stories No. 5. A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS. LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK. HOLD FAST.
Hold fast
Chapter I
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HOLD
FAST.
New
Stories
No.
5.
A.
L.
O.
E.
T.
NELSON
AND
SONS.
LONDON,
EDINBURGH,
AND
NEW
YORK.
HOLD
FAST.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Hold fast
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hold fast is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
HOLD
FAST.
/hoʊld fæst/
Line 2
New
Stories
No.
5.
Line 3
A.
L.
O.
E.
T.
NELSON
AND
SONS.
/ə el oʊ iː tiː ˈnelsən ənd sʌnz/
Line 4
LONDON,
EDINBURGH,
AND
NEW
YORK.
/ˈlʌndən ˈedənbəroʊ ənd nuː jɔːrk/
Line 5
HOLD
FAST.
/hoʊld fæst/
Learner Dictionary
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edinburgh
noun
US /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “HOLD FAST.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “HOLD FAST.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK.”
nelson
noun
US /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.”
plural of “story” — 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 “New Stories No. 5.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK.”
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HOLD FAST
verb + particle
stick to firmly
In this reading “HOLD FAST.”
All words in this reading · 17
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From this reading New Stories No. 5.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.
EDINBURGHnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading HOLD FAST.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading HOLD FAST.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK.
NELSONnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New Stories No. 5.
not any; not one
From this reading New Stories No. 5.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.
plural of “story” — 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 New Stories No. 5.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading A. L. O. E. T. NELSON AND SONS.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK.
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