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Chapter I

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AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC.
575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
To Austin Stanton, Esq.
Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Planet explorer

Chapter I

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC.
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575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
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To Austin Stanton, Esq.
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Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
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Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;

Learner Dictionary

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;”

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22

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From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.

575

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

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accomplished

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all

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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Austin

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Avenue

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AVON

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away

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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believes

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Esq

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geniuses

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

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INC

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Madison

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men

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N

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New

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potential

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PUBLICATIONS

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rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

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Stanton

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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things

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ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To Austin Stanton, Esq.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

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write

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Y

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York

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