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The World Turned Upside Down
The World Turned Upside Down

Chapter I

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_No News, and Strange News_.
Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.
_No News, and Strange News_.
_Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.
_A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z_ _a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe &_
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The World Turned Upside Down

Chapter I

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_No News, and Strange News_.
Line 2
Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.
Line 3
_No News, and Strange News_.
Line 4
_Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.
Line 5
_A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z_ _a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe &_

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.”

All words in this reading · 58

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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 Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

ae

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From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

air

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _No News, and Strange News_.

b

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From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

C

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From this reading _A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z_ _a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe &_

Capital

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castle

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

crown

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

d

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down

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

e

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f

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g

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h

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HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

Italic

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From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

j

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k

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l

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Letters

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m

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man

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

n

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From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

News

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From this reading _No News, and Strange News_.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _No News, and Strange News_.

o

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oe

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

p

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From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

q

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r

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rare

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

Roman

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s

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see

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

Small

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Strange

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From this reading _No News, and Strange News_.

t

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

tree

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

turn'd

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

u

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upside

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

v

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very

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w

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From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

walk

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From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

what's

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world

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x

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From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

y

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Here you may see what's very rare, The world turn'd upside down; A tree and castle in the air, A man walk on his crown.

z

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From this reading _Roman Capital and Small Letters_. a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ae oe & _Italic Capital and Small Letters_.