Chapter VII
THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction. “How d'you mean?” Wilfred looked up curiously. “Lots of things. She looks all different.
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THE
WATCH
DOGS
“Well,
if
you
ask
me,
she's
up
to
something,”
said
Avice
with
conviction.
“How
d'you
mean?”
Wilfred
looked
up
curiously.
“Lots
of
things.
She
looks
all
different.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
WATCH
DOGS
“Well,
if
you
ask
me,
she's
up
to
something,”
said
Avice
with
conviction.
Line 2
“How
d'you
mean?”
Line 3
Wilfred
looked
up
curiously.
Line 4
“Lots
of
things.
Line 5
She
looks
all
different.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Different
noun
US /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She looks all different.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wilfred looked up curiously.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.”
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all
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ask
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Avice
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conviction
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curiously
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From this reading Wilfred looked up curiously.
d'you
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looks all different.
DOGS
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How
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wilfred looked up curiously.
looks
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From this reading She looks all different.
Lots
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From this reading “Lots of things.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
mean
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From this reading “How d'you mean?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Lots of things.
said
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks all different.
she's
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From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
things
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From this reading “Lots of things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
up
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From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
WATCH
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From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
Well
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From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
Wilfred
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From this reading Wilfred looked up curiously.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.