Chapter III
Chapter 3
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_The Cold Kiss_ (p. 25). 17:1. P. 25, line 3.
Thomas Stanley
Chapter III · Chapter 3
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_The
Cold
Kiss_
(p.
25).
17:1.
P.
25,
line
3.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Thomas Stanley
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Thomas Stanley is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_The
Cold
Kiss_
(p.
/ðə koʊld kɪs piː/
Line 2
25).
Line 3
17:1.
Line 4
P.
/piː/
Line 5
25,
line
3.
Learner Dictionary
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “_The Cold Kiss_ (p.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “25, line 3.”
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1
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From this reading 17:1.
17
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From this reading 17:1.
25
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From this reading 25).
3
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From this reading 25, line 3.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _The Cold Kiss_ (p.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading _The Cold Kiss_ (p.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading 25, line 3.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _The Cold Kiss_ (p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Cold Kiss_ (p.
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