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Chapter V

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THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”
The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.
“Yes; but he's very busy.
Have you an appointment?”
“No--I got leave unexpectedly.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter V

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”
Line 2
The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.
Line 3
“Yes; but he's very busy.
Line 4
Have you an appointment?”
Line 5
“No--I got leave unexpectedly.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you an appointment?””

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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 The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Have you an appointment?”

appointment

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From this reading Have you an appointment?”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

busy

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From this reading “Yes; but he's very busy.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Yes; but he's very busy.

clerk

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

curiously

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

flying

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

FORTUNE'S

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From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

glanced

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

got

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From this reading “No--I got leave unexpectedly.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have you an appointment?”

he's

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From this reading “Yes; but he's very busy.

hutch

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “No--I got leave unexpectedly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

leave

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From this reading “No--I got leave unexpectedly.

M'Clinton

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From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

Mr

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From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No--I got leave unexpectedly.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

officer

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

out

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

rabbit

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

species

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

TURN

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From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

unexpectedly

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From this reading “No--I got leave unexpectedly.

very

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From this reading “Yes; but he's very busy.

WHEEL

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From this reading THE TURN OF FORTUNE'S WHEEL “Is Mr. M'Clinton in?”

Yes

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From this reading “Yes; but he's very busy.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Have you an appointment?”

young

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From this reading The clerk, in a species of rabbit hutch, glanced out curiously at the young flying officer.