Chapter XXVI
_Luce_. Is the wind there? That makes for me. _Isab_. Come, I forget a business.
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Chapter XXVI
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_Luce_.
Is
the
wind
there?
That
makes
for
me.
_Isab_.
Come,
I
forget
a
business.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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_Luce_.
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Is
the
wind
there?
Line 3
That
makes
for
me.
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_Isab_.
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Come,
I
forget
a
business.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, I forget a business.”
Wind
noun
US /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is the wind there?”
All words in this reading · 15
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Come, I forget a business.
business
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From this reading Come, I forget a business.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, I forget a business.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That makes for me.
forget
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From this reading Come, I forget a business.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come, I forget a business.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is the wind there?
Isab
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From this reading _Isab_.
Luce
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From this reading _Luce_.
makes
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From this reading That makes for me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That makes for me.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That makes for me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is the wind there?
there
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From this reading Is the wind there?
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is the wind there?