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Chapter XI

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All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.
The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.
Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.
But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.
I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Remarks

Chapter XI

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.
Line 2
The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.
Line 3
Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.
Line 4
But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.
Line 5
I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

Learner Dictionary

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

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

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

From this reading “Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.”

Shelves noun US /ʃelvz/

Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.

From this reading “Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.”

Start noun US /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.”

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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 All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

afford

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

ago

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

All

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From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

allowed

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From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.

due

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From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

educator

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From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

enlarge

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From this reading But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

expression

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From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

few

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

general

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From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

growing

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From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

home

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From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

largely

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From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

like

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From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

Many

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

more

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From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

newspaper

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From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

now

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

out

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From this reading But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.

pantry

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

people

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

put

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

say

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From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

scolloped

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From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/

Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

startnounUS /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.

subject

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From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

two

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From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

ubiquitous

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From this reading The newspaper is growing more and more ubiquitous, if I may be allowed the expression.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But I did not start out to enlarge upon the newspaper.

use

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From this reading All this is largely due to the free use of the newspaper as a home educator.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

word

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From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I would like to say a word or two more, however, on that general subject.

year

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.

years

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Many poor people, who, a few years ago, could not afford the newspaper, now have it scolloped and put it on their pantry shelves every year.