Chapter I
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S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC. BY S. R. CROCKETT. THE GRAY MAN. A Novel. Illustrated.
Lochinvar: A Novel
Chapter I
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S.
R.
CROCKETT
AUTHOR
OF
"THE
GRAY
MAN"
ETC.
BY
S.
R.
CROCKETT.
THE
GRAY
MAN.
A
Novel.
Illustrated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Lochinvar: A Novel
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lochinvar: A Novel is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
S.
R.
CROCKETT
AUTHOR
OF
"THE
GRAY
MAN"
ETC.
Line 2
BY
S.
R.
CROCKETT.
/baɪ es ɑːr ˈkrɑːkɪt/
Line 3
THE
GRAY
MAN.
/ðə ɡreɪ mæn/
Line 4
A
Novel.
/ə ˈnɑːvəl/
Line 5
Illustrated.
/ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
Learner Dictionary
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.”
crockett
noun
US /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading “S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.”
Illustrated
verb
US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A Novel.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Novel.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY S. R. CROCKETT.
CROCKETTnounUS /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
ETC
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From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
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- Crockett
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