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Strawberry Acres
Strawberry Acres

Chapter XIX

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GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
What a stretch of 'em!"
"Of convictions?
Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Strawberry Acres

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
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My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
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What a stretch of 'em!"
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"Of convictions?
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Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.”

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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 What a stretch of 'em!"

acres

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

any

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!

certainly

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

convictions

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From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!

courage

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From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!

day

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From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

em

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From this reading What a stretch of 'em!"

embodied

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

GREEN

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From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

LEAVES

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From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

seven

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

strawberries

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

stretch

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From this reading What a stretch of 'em!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!

there

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

they're

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

Well

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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What a stretch of 'em!"

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.

word

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From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!

you've

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From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!