Chapter I
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MUSEUM. AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES. VOLUME VII. NO. 12, SCHOOL STREET.
Robert Merry's Museum, Vol. VII, No. 1-6
Chapter I
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MUSEUM.
AUTHOR
OF
PETER
PARLEY’S
TALES.
VOLUME
VII.
NO.
12,
SCHOOL
STREET.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Robert Merry's Museum, Vol. VII, No. 1-6
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Robert Merry's Museum, Vol. VII, No. 1-6 is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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MUSEUM.
/mjuːˈziːəm/
Line 2
AUTHOR
OF
PETER
PARLEY’S
TALES.
Line 3
VOLUME
VII.
Line 4
NO.
/noʊ/
Line 5
12,
SCHOOL
STREET.
Learner Dictionary
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES.”
museum
noun
US /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “MUSEUM.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES.”
an educational institution
From this reading “12, SCHOOL STREET.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “12, SCHOOL STREET.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “VOLUME VII.”
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12
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From this reading 12, SCHOOL STREET.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES.
MUSEUMnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading MUSEUM.
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES.
PARLEY'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES.
an educational institution
From this reading 12, SCHOOL STREET.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading 12, SCHOOL STREET.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY’S TALES.
VIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VOLUME VII.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME VII.
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