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Silent Struggles
Silent Struggles

Chapter I

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See http://www.
MRS.
ANN S. STEPHENS.
Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.
A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Silent Struggles

Chapter I

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See http://www.
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MRS.
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ANN S. STEPHENS.
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Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.
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A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

Learner Dictionary

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Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.”

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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 A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

ANN

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From this reading ANN S. STEPHENS.

Author

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

delicate

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

Derwent

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

etc

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Famine

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Fashion

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

furnace

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

heart

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

heat

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

Heiress

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

Homestead

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

http

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From this reading See http://www.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

Like

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

Mary

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

Old

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

Rejected

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

S

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From this reading ANN S. STEPHENS.

SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

See

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From this reading See http://www.

STEPHENS

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From this reading ANN S. STEPHENS.

strong

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

takes

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

virgin-gold

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

Wife

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

Wife's

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From this reading Author of "The Wife's Secret," "The Rejected Wife," "Mary Derwent," "Fashion and Famine," "The Heiress," "The Old Homestead," etc., etc.

woman's

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From this reading A woman's heart, though delicate, is strong, Like virgin-gold it takes the furnace heat.

www

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From this reading See http://www.