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It, and Other Stories
It, and Other Stories

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
Shall I tell you how I know?
Strangers wrote and told me so.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

It, and Other Stories

Chapter I

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
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Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
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I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
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Shall I tell you how I know?
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Strangers wrote and told me so.

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Shall I tell you how I know?”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Shall I tell you how I know?”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Shall I tell you how I know?”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Strangers wrote and told me so.”

All words in this reading · 35

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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 I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

better

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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!

Bread-and-Butter

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From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.

Crown

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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!

EAGLE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

FOOTPRINT

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

heads

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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!

how

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From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?

I'm

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From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?

lilies

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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.

men

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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!

morning-glories

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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

OTHER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

pen

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From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.

SPREAD

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

STORIES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

Strangers

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From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.

unworthy

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From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!

wrote

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From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?