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Stingaree

Chapter I

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Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.
"To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.
A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
The Honor of the Road 144 VII.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Stingaree

Chapter I

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
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The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.
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"To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.
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A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
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The Honor of the Road 144 VII.

Learner Dictionary

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Wilderness noun US /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.”

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1

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.

121

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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

144

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From this reading The Honor of the Road 144 VII.

1910

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32

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From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.

70

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From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.

98

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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

Bay

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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

Black

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From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.

Bushranger

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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

Charles

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.

CONTENTS

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Dust

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From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.

Glenranald

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From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.

Hole

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Honor

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From this reading The Honor of the Road 144 VII.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.

II

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.

III

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From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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IV

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From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.

New

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.

Page

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Road

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From this reading The Honor of the Road 144 VII.

Scribner's

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Sons

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Stingaree

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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

Taking

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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.

V

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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

VI

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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.

VII

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From this reading The Honor of the Road 144 VII.

Vile

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From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.

Voice

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.

WildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.

York

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.