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The Choir Invisible
The Choir Invisible

Chapter I

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"O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Choir Invisible

Chapter I

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Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.”

Immortal adj US /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading “"O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading “"O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.”

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

better

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

choir

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

invisible

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

join

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

live

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

made

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

minds

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

O

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

presence

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From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.