Chapter I
_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Roger Trewinion
Chapter I
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_Author
of
"All
Men
are
Liars"
"The
Scarlet
Woman"_
_"A
Flame
of
Fire"
etc.
etc._
_BY
THE
SAME
AUTHOR._
"She
lifted
her
skinny
arm
above
her
head."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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_Author
of
"All
Men
are
Liars"
"The
Scarlet
Woman"_
_"A
Flame
of
Fire"
etc.
etc._
_BY
THE
SAME
AUTHOR._
"She
lifted
her
skinny
arm
above
her
head."
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Learner Dictionary
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Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
Flame
noun
US /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
SAME
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
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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 _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
All
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
arm
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Author
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
etc
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Fire
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
FlamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
head
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Liars
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
lifted
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Men
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
SAMEnounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Scarlet
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
skinny
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Woman
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From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."