Chapter I
THE PHANTOM CITY. FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC. FRANCES A. SHAW. BOSTON: ESTES AND LAURIAT. 1877.
Vineta, the Phantom City
Chapter I
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THE
PHANTOM
CITY.
FROM
THE
GERMAN
OF
E.
WERNER,
AUTHOR
OF
"GOOD
LUCK,"
"BROKEN
CHAINS,"
ETC.
FRANCES
A.
SHAW.
BOSTON:
ESTES
AND
LAURIAT.
1877.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
PHANTOM
CITY.
Line 2
FROM
THE
GERMAN
OF
E.
WERNER,
AUTHOR
OF
"GOOD
LUCK,"
"BROKEN
CHAINS,"
ETC.
Line 3
FRANCES
A.
SHAW.
Line 4
BOSTON:
ESTES
AND
LAURIAT.
Line 5
1877.
Learner Dictionary
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BROKEN
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.”
GOOD
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.”
PHANTOM
noun
US /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “THE PHANTOM CITY.”
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1877
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From this reading 1877.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FRANCES A. SHAW.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSTON: ESTES AND LAURIAT.
AUTHOR
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From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
BOSTON
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From this reading BOSTON: ESTES AND LAURIAT.
BROKENnounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
CHAINS
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From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
CITY
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From this reading THE PHANTOM CITY.
E
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From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
ESTES
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From this reading BOSTON: ESTES AND LAURIAT.
ETC
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From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
FRANCES
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From this reading FRANCES A. SHAW.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
GERMAN
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From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
LAURIAT
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From this reading BOSTON: ESTES AND LAURIAT.
LUCK
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From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.
PHANTOMnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading THE PHANTOM CITY.
SHAW
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From this reading FRANCES A. SHAW.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PHANTOM CITY.
WERNER
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From this reading FROM THE GERMAN OF E. WERNER, AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.