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The Green Book
The Green Book

Chapter I

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
BLACK DIAMONDS.
A Novel.
Translated by Frances A. Gerard.
With a Photogravure Portrait of the Author.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Green Book

Chapter I

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
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BLACK DIAMONDS.
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A Novel.
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Translated by Frances A. Gerard.
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With a Photogravure Portrait of the Author.

Learner Dictionary

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

SAME noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BY THE SAME AUTHOR.”

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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 A Novel.

AUTHOR

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From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

BLACK

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From this reading BLACK DIAMONDS.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

DIAMONDS

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From this reading BLACK DIAMONDS.

Frances

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From this reading Translated by Frances A. Gerard.

Gerard

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From this reading Translated by Frances A. Gerard.

Novel

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From this reading A Novel.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With a Photogravure Portrait of the Author.

Photogravure

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From this reading With a Photogravure Portrait of the Author.

Portrait

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From this reading With a Photogravure Portrait of the Author.

SAMEnounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

Translated

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From this reading Translated by Frances A. Gerard.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With a Photogravure Portrait of the Author.