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Sir Tom

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.
MACMILLAN AND CO.
_First Edition (3 Vols.
Crown 8vo) Sept.
1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sir Tom

Chapter I

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.
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MACMILLAN AND CO.
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_First Edition (3 Vols.
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Crown 8vo) Sept.
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1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

Learner Dictionary

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During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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1

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

1884

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

3

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From this reading _First Edition (3 Vols.

8

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From this reading Crown 8vo) Sept.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.

career

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

CO

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From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO.

Crown

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From this reading Crown 8vo) Sept.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

earliest

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

Edition

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From this reading _First Edition (3 Vols.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _First Edition (3 Vols.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

HESTER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

lived

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

MACMILLAN

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From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.

Randolph

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

Second

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

Sept

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From this reading Crown 8vo) Sept.

Sir

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

somewhat

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

SON

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.

stormy

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

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 WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.

Thomas

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

vo

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From this reading Crown 8vo) Sept.

Vol

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From this reading 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ Sir Thomas Randolph had lived a somewhat stormy life during the earliest half of his career.

Vols

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From this reading _First Edition (3 Vols.

WIZARD'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC.