Chapter I
Chapter 1
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MISS OR MRS.? PERSONS OF THE STORY. Sir Joseph Graybrooke.
Miss or Mrs.?
Chapter I · Chapter 1
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MISS
OR
MRS.?
PERSONS
OF
THE
STORY.
Sir
Joseph
Graybrooke.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Miss or Mrs.?
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Miss or Mrs.? is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MISS
OR
MRS.?
/mɪs ɔːr ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
PERSONS
OF
THE
STORY.
/ˈpɜːrsənz ʌv ðə ˈstɔːri/
Line 3
Sir
Joseph
Graybrooke.
Line 4
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Joseph
noun
US /ˈdʒoʊsəf/
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “Sir Joseph Graybrooke.”
miss
verb
US /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “MISS OR MRS.?”
mrs
noun
US /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MISS OR MRS.?”
persons
noun
US /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “PERSONS OF THE STORY.”
Sir
noun
US /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir Joseph Graybrooke.”
story
noun
US /ˈstɔːri/
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 “PERSONS OF THE STORY.”
All words in this reading · 10
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Graybrooke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Joseph Graybrooke.
JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Sir Joseph Graybrooke.
MISSverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS OR MRS.?
MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MISS OR MRS.?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PERSONS OF THE STORY.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MISS OR MRS.?
PERSONSnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading PERSONS OF THE STORY.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Joseph Graybrooke.
STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/
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 PERSONS OF THE STORY.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERSONS OF THE STORY.
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- Persons
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- Story
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