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The Baritone's Parish
The Baritone's Parish

Chapter I

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_Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.
A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.
A KING OF TYRE.
Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.
THAT ANGELIC WOMAN.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Baritone's Parish

Chapter I

Reading 1/115 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.
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A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.
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A KING OF TYRE.
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Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.
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THAT ANGELIC WOMAN.

Learner Dictionary

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

BOOKS noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “_Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.”

CAPTAIN noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “_Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.”

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400

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.

ANGELIC

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From this reading THAT ANGELIC WOMAN.

B

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

C

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

Chicago

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

Company

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

Constantinople

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From this reading A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.

Contrasted

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

D

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

Fall

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From this reading A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.

Fleming

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

H

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

JAMES

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

JANIZARIES

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

Jewish

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

KING

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From this reading A KING OF TYRE.

LifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

Litt

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

LUDLOW

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

M

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

MDCCCXCVI

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

New

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

Phoenician

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

Revell

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

romance

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

Scanderbey

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From this reading A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.

Scenes

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

Story

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From this reading A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THAT ANGELIC WOMAN.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

Times

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From this reading A Story of the Times of Scanderbey, and the Fall of Constantinople.

Toronto

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.

TYRE

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From this reading A KING OF TYRE.

WOMAN

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From this reading THAT ANGELIC WOMAN.

woven

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From this reading Contrasted Scenes of Jewish and Phoenician Life, 400 B.C., woven into romance.

York

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From this reading _Fleming H. Revell Company_ _New York Chicago Toronto_ _MDCCCXCVI_ BOOKS BY JAMES M. LUDLOW, D.D., Litt.D. THE CAPTAIN OF THE JANIZARIES.