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Patty's Perversities
Patty's Perversities

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/15 · 5 lines
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"SPARKLING."
"FASCINATING."
"CHARMING."
A FAIR BARBARIAN.
By Mrs. FRANCES H. BURNETT.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Patty's Perversities

Chapter I

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"SPARKLING."
Line 2
"FASCINATING."
Line 3
"CHARMING."
Line 4
A FAIR BARBARIAN.
Line 5
By Mrs. FRANCES H. BURNETT.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

FAIR noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A FAIR BARBARIAN.”

All words in this reading · 11

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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 A FAIR BARBARIAN.

BARBARIAN

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From this reading A FAIR BARBARIAN.

BURNETT

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From this reading By Mrs. FRANCES H. BURNETT.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By Mrs. FRANCES H. BURNETT.

CHARMING

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From this reading "CHARMING."

FAIRnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A FAIR BARBARIAN.

FASCINATING

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From this reading "FASCINATING."

FRANCES

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From this reading By Mrs. FRANCES H. BURNETT.

H

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From this reading By Mrs. FRANCES H. BURNETT.

Mrs

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From this reading By Mrs. FRANCES H. BURNETT.

SPARKLING

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From this reading "SPARKLING."