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The collector's whatnot
The collector's whatnot

Chapter I

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In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.
Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.
See end of this document for details of corrections and other changes.
Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.
Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The collector's whatnot

Chapter I

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.
Line 2
Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.
Line 3
See end of this document for details of corrections and other changes.
Line 4
Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.
Line 5
Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

Learner Dictionary

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

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.”

Details noun US /ˈdetails/

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

From this reading “See end of this document for details of corrections and other changes.”

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

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

From this reading “Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.”

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action

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

addition

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

advised

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

ALL

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From this reading Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.

bold

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From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

capitals

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From this reading Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.

changes

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City

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

corrections

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denoted

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denotes

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/

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

From this reading See end of this document for details of corrections and other changes.

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

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

From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

document

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end

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equal

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expresses

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

expressions

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

Floral

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

following

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

get

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

italic

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From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

manner

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

meditation

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

mood

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

motion

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

Note

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

original

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From this reading Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.

other

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Park

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

rising

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

sculptress

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See

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signs

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Small

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statue

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

stroke

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

stump

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

subject

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

text

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From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading See end of this document for details of corrections and other changes.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

transcribed

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From this reading Small capitals in the original text have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS.

transcription

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From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

underscores

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vibration

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From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

Visitors

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

walk

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From this reading Visitors to Floral Park City are advised to walk all around the statue in order to get these different expressions of mood.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading In the following transcription, italic text is denoted by _underscores_ while bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Note the manner in which the sculptress denotes motion and vibration by the addition of the stump, which expresses with one bold stroke the action of the subject in rising from meditation.