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The Rescue

Chapter I

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NEW YORK The Century Co.
THE DEVINNE PRESS.
G. S. S.
M. D. S.
EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Rescue

Chapter I

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NEW YORK The Century Co.
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THE DEVINNE PRESS.
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G. S. S.
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M. D. S.
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EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

Learner Dictionary

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Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.”

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bent

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From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

Century

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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co.

Co

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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co.

D

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From this reading M. D. S.

DAMIER

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From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

DEVINNE

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From this reading THE DEVINNE PRESS.

EUSTACE

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From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

G

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From this reading G. S. S.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

M

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From this reading M. D. S.

melancholy

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From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

NEW

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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

photograph-album

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From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

PRESS

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From this reading THE DEVINNE PRESS.

profile

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From this reading EUSTACE DAMIER bent his long, melancholy profile over the photograph-album.

S

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From this reading G. S. S.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co.

YORK

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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co.