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Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 03
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 03

Chapter I

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YOU still are what you were, sir!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 03

Chapter I

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YOU still are what you were, sir!
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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.

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “YOU still are what you were, sir!”

All words in this reading · 6

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading YOU still are what you were, sir!

sir

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From this reading YOU still are what you were, sir!

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading YOU still are what you were, sir!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading YOU still are what you were, sir!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading YOU still are what you were, sir!

YOUpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading YOU still are what you were, sir!