Chapter I
WONDERFUL ESCAPES. _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING. With Twenty-six Plates. NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO. 1871.
Wonderful Escapes
Chapter I
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WONDERFUL
ESCAPES.
_REVISED
FROM
THE
FRENCH
OF
F.
BERNARD
AND
ORIGINAL
CHAPTERS
ADDED._
BY
RICHARD
WHITEING.
With
Twenty-six
Plates.
NEW
YORK:
CHARLES
SCRIBNER &
CO.
1871.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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WONDERFUL
ESCAPES.
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_REVISED
FROM
THE
FRENCH
OF
F.
BERNARD
AND
ORIGINAL
CHAPTERS
ADDED._
BY
RICHARD
WHITEING.
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With
Twenty-six
Plates.
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NEW
YORK:
CHARLES
SCRIBNER &
CO.
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1871.
Learner Dictionary
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ADDED
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.”
WONDERFUL
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WONDERFUL ESCAPES.”
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1871
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ADDEDnounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
BERNARD
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From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
CHAPTERS
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From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
CHARLES
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From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO.
CO
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From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO.
ESCAPES
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From this reading WONDERFUL ESCAPES.
F
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From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
FRENCH
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From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
ORIGINAL
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From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
Plates
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From this reading With Twenty-six Plates.
REVISED
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From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
RICHARD
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From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
SCRIBNER
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From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
Twenty-six
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From this reading With Twenty-six Plates.
WHITEING
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From this reading _REVISED FROM THE FRENCH OF F. BERNARD AND ORIGINAL CHAPTERS ADDED._ BY RICHARD WHITEING.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Twenty-six Plates.
WONDERFULnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WONDERFUL ESCAPES.
YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO.