Chapter IX
Chapter 9
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MORMON AGENT. Not many. UNCOMMERCIAL. Highlanders, for instance? MORMON AGENT.
The Uncommercial Traveller
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
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MORMON
AGENT.
Not
many.
UNCOMMERCIAL.
Highlanders,
for
instance?
MORMON
AGENT.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Uncommercial Traveller
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of The Uncommercial Traveller is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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MORMON
AGENT.
/ˈmɔːrmən ˈeɪdʒənt/
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Not
many.
/nɑːt ˈmeni/
Line 3
UNCOMMERCIAL.
Line 4
Highlanders,
for
instance?
/ˈhaɪlændərz fɔːr ˈɪnstəns/
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MORMON
AGENT.
/ˈmɔːrmən ˈeɪdʒənt/
Learner Dictionary
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “MORMON AGENT.”
Highlanders
noun
US /ˈhaɪlændərz/
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading “Highlanders, for instance?”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Highlanders, for instance?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Not many.”
mormon
noun
US /ˈmɔːrmən/
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
From this reading “MORMON AGENT.”
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading MORMON AGENT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Highlanders, for instance?
HighlandersnounUS /ˈhaɪlændərz/
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading Highlanders, for instance?
an occurrence of something
From this reading Highlanders, for instance?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Not many.
MORMONnounUS /ˈmɔːrmən/
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
From this reading MORMON AGENT.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many.
UNCOMMERCIALadjective
not conducive to commercial success
From this reading UNCOMMERCIAL.
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