Paul Clifford — Volume 06

Chapter V

By Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?

Lose I not hope, life's cordial?

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter V Reading 1/90

Paul Clifford — Volume 06

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Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?

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Lose I not hope, life's cordial?

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

Cordial noun US /cordial/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Lose I not hope, life's cordial?”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?”

Fortune noun US /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?”

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allot

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