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Marjorie Daw
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Chapter II

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Oh--my leg?
I forgot about my leg.
It’s better.
VII.
EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Marjorie Daw

Chapter II

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Oh--my leg?
Line 2
I forgot about my leg.
Line 3
It’s better.
Line 4
VII.
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EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.

Learner Dictionary

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I forgot about my leg.”

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.”

All words in this reading · 14

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I forgot about my leg.

better

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From this reading It’s better.

DELANEY

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From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.

EDWARD

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From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.

FLEMMIMG

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From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.

forgot

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From this reading I forgot about my leg.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I forgot about my leg.

It's

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From this reading It’s better.

JOHN

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From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.

leg

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From this reading Oh--my leg?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Oh--my leg?

Oh

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From this reading Oh--my leg?

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.

VII

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From this reading VII.