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Wandl the Invader
Wandl the Invader

Chapter I

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ACE BOOKS, INC.
23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
"It's a planet," I said.
"A little world."
"How little?"
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Wandl the Invader

Chapter I

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ACE BOOKS, INC.
Line 2
23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
Line 3
"It's a planet," I said.
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"A little world."
Line 5
"How little?"

Learner Dictionary

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BOOKS noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “ACE BOOKS, INC.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"A little world."”

All words in this reading · 20

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23

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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.

36

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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.

47th

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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "It's a planet," I said.

ACE

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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.

BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.

How

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From this reading "How little?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

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INC

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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.

It's

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littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "A little world."

N

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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.

New

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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.

planet

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said

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Street

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West

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world

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From this reading "A little world."

Y

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York

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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.