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The Man Without a Memory
The Man Without a Memory

Chapter I

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Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.
_In various editions._ BY SNARE OF LOVE.
BY WIT OF WOMAN.
A COURIER OF FORTUNE.
THE HEIR TO THE THRONE.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Man Without a Memory

Chapter I

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.
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_In various editions._ BY SNARE OF LOVE.
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BY WIT OF WOMAN.
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A COURIER OF FORTUNE.
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THE HEIR TO THE THRONE.

Learner Dictionary

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

FORTUNE noun US /ˈfortune/

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

From this reading “A COURIER OF FORTUNE.”

Heir noun US /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading “Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.”

All words in this reading · 22

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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 COURIER OF FORTUNE.

Author

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From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _In various editions._ BY SNARE OF LOVE.

COURIER

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From this reading A COURIER OF FORTUNE.

Czar

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From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

editions

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From this reading _In various editions._ BY SNARE OF LOVE.

etc

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From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/

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

From this reading A COURIER OF FORTUNE.

HeirnounUS /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _In various editions._ BY SNARE OF LOVE.

LOVE

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From this reading _In various editions._ BY SNARE OF LOVE.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

SNARE

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From this reading _In various editions._ BY SNARE OF LOVE.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

Throne

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From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

various

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From this reading _In various editions._ BY SNARE OF LOVE.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Author of "When I was Czar," "The Heir to the Throne," etc., etc.

WIT

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From this reading BY WIT OF WOMAN.

WOMAN

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From this reading BY WIT OF WOMAN.