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The Chosen People
The Chosen People

Chapter X

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LESSON XXVII.
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Who were the two brothers who reigned together?
2.
What evil habit prevailed in their days?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Chosen People

Chapter X

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LESSON XXVII.
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1.
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Who were the two brothers who reigned together?
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2.
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What evil habit prevailed in their days?
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brothers

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days

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evil

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habit

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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LESSON

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From this reading LESSON XXVII.

prevailed

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reigned

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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together

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two

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

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WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

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XXVII

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From this reading LESSON XXVII.