Chapter XI
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One more extract I’ll give. “I’m very sorry, Berwick. I think it’s a little cold.
And Five Were Foolish
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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One
more
extract
I’ll
give.
“I’m
very
sorry,
Berwick.
I
think
it’s
a
little
cold.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
And Five Were Foolish
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
One
more
extract
I’ll
give.
Line 2
“I’m
very
sorry,
Berwick.
Line 3
I
think
it’s
a
little
cold.
Line 4
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “I think it’s a little cold.”
extract
verb
US /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “One more extract I’ll give.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “One more extract I’ll give.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I think it’s a little cold.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One more extract I’ll give.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““I’m very sorry, Berwick.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think it’s a little cold.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I think it’s a little cold.
Berwick
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From this reading “I’m very sorry, Berwick.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I think it’s a little cold.
extractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading One more extract I’ll give.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading One more extract I’ll give.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it’s a little cold.
I'll
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From this reading One more extract I’ll give.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m very sorry, Berwick.
it's
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From this reading I think it’s a little cold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I think it’s a little cold.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One more extract I’ll give.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One more extract I’ll give.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m very sorry, Berwick.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it’s a little cold.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I’m very sorry, Berwick.
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