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After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair. Here you’ve got it.
A Set of Six
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of A Set of Six is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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After
all,
Colonel,
this
fact
is
the
very
bottom
of
this
affair.
Here
you’ve
got
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
A Set of Six
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of A Set of Six is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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After
all,
Colonel,
this
fact
is
the
very
bottom
of
this
affair.
/ˈæftər ɔːl ˈkɜːrnəl ðɪs fækt ɪz ðə ˈveri ˈbɑːtəm ʌv ðɪs əˈfer/
Line 5
Here
you’ve
got
it.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.”
later than; following
From this reading “After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.”
the lower side of anything
From this reading “After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Here you’ve got it.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here you’ve got it.”
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
later than; following
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
the lower side of anything
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Here you’ve got it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here you’ve got it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here you’ve got it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
rsquo
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From this reading Here you’ve got it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
ve
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From this reading Here you’ve got it.
precisely as stated
From this reading After all, Colonel, this fact is the very bottom of this affair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here you’ve got it.
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