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Chapter XVIII

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Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.
Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.
Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE.
Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY.
Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Second Plays

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.
Line 2
Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.
Line 3
Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE.
Line 4
Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY.
Line 5
Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.

Learner Dictionary

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

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.”

All words in this reading · 16

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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 Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.

BARBARA

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From this reading Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE.

Bobby

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From this reading Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.

BROMLEY-DAVENPORT

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From this reading Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.

DOROTHY

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From this reading Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY.

Henry

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From this reading Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.

HOFFE

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From this reading Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE.

Jane

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From this reading Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY.

JOHN

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From this reading Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.

Knowle

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From this reading Henry Knowle--A. BROMLEY-DAVENPORT.

LOTTIE

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From this reading Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.

Mary

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From this reading Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.

Melisande

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From this reading Melisande--BARBARA HOFFE.

TETLEY

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From this reading Jane--DOROTHY TETLEY.

VENNE

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From this reading Mary Knowle--LOTTIE VENNE.

WILLIAMS

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From this reading Bobby--JOHN WILLIAMS.