Chapter I
"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
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Chapter I
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"Dark
against
the
light
illumination
of
the
hall
stood
Lucy
Fulton" .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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"Dark
against
the
light
illumination
of
the
hall
stood
Lucy
Fulton" .
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
Dark
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From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
Fulton
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From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
hall
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From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
illumination
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From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
light
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From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
Lucy
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From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .