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And Gone Tomorrow
And Gone Tomorrow

Chapter II

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"Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.
His ideas, yes.
But he must create another to carry on his ideas.
There must be variety and diversions."
Unshakeable.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

And Gone Tomorrow

Chapter II

Reading 1/118 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.
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His ideas, yes.
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But he must create another to carry on his ideas.
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There must be variety and diversions."
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Unshakeable.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But he must create another to carry on his ideas.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “"Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “But he must create another to carry on his ideas.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.”

All words in this reading · 28

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There must be variety and diversions."

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But he must create another to carry on his ideas.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There must be variety and diversions."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he must create another to carry on his ideas.

can't

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From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

carry

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From this reading But he must create another to carry on his ideas.

continue

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From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

create

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From this reading But he must create another to carry on his ideas.

diversions

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From this reading There must be variety and diversions."

God

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From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But he must create another to carry on his ideas.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His ideas, yes.

ideas

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From this reading His ideas, yes.

indefinitely

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From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

man

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From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But he must create another to carry on his ideas.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But he must create another to carry on his ideas.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

Only

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From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

realize

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From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

reign

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From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

There

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From this reading There must be variety and diversions."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Only God could realize that one man can't continue to reign indefinitely.

Unshakeable

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From this reading Unshakeable.

variety

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From this reading There must be variety and diversions."

yes

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From this reading His ideas, yes.