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Jack Tier
Jack Tier

Chapter I

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Pros.
Why, that's my spirit!
But was not this nigh shore?
Ariel.
Close by, my master.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Jack Tier

Chapter I

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Pros.
Line 2
Why, that's my spirit!
Line 3
But was not this nigh shore?
Line 4
Ariel.
Line 5
Close by, my master.
All words in this reading · 15

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Ariel

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From this reading Ariel.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But was not this nigh shore?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Close by, my master.

Close

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From this reading Close by, my master.

master

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From this reading Close by, my master.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Why, that's my spirit!

nigh

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From this reading But was not this nigh shore?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But was not this nigh shore?

Pros

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From this reading Pros.

shore

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spirit

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From this reading Why, that's my spirit!

that's

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From this reading Why, that's my spirit!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But was not this nigh shore?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But was not this nigh shore?

Why

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From this reading Why, that's my spirit!