Chapter I
AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC. ETC. "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?" NOTICE TO READER. The following is again a true story of real life.
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AUTHOR
OF
"THE
WIDE,
WIDE
WORLD"
"QUEECHY"
ETC.
ETC.
"Let
me
see;
What
think
you
of
falling
in
love?"
NOTICE
TO
READER.
The
following
is
again
a
true
story
of
real
life.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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AUTHOR
OF
"THE
WIDE,
WIDE
WORLD"
"QUEECHY"
ETC.
Line 2
ETC.
Line 3
"Let
me
see;
What
think
you
of
falling
in
love?"
Line 4
NOTICE
TO
READER.
Line 5
The
following
is
again
a
true
story
of
real
life.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The following is again a true story of real life.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The following is again a true story of real life.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"”
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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 The following is again a true story of real life.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
falling
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following
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From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
love
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From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
NOTICE
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From this reading NOTICE TO READER.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
QUEECHY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
READER
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From this reading NOTICE TO READER.
real
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From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
see
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From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
story
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From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
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 WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOTICE TO READER.
true
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From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
WIDE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
WORLD
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"