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And Five Were Foolish
And Five Were Foolish

Chapter XI

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One more extract I’ll give.
“I’m very sorry, Berwick.
I think it’s a little cold.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

And Five Were Foolish

Chapter XI

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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One more extract I’ll give.
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“I’m very sorry, Berwick.
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I think it’s a little cold.
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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.

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think it’s a little cold.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One more extract I’ll give.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think it’s a little cold.”

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 I think it’s a little cold.

Berwick

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From this reading “I’m very sorry, Berwick.

cold

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From this reading I think it’s a little cold.

extract

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From this reading One more extract I’ll give.

give

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From this reading One more extract I’ll give.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I think it’s a little cold.

more

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From this reading One more extract I’ll give.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One more extract I’ll give.

sorry

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From this reading “I’m very sorry, Berwick.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I think it’s a little cold.

very

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From this reading “I’m very sorry, Berwick.