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Chapter XXXII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/43 · 5 lines
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“Oh, where’s the cream?”
“Ain’t got none.”
“Oh!
I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”
“Two penn’orth.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Beyond

Chapter XXXII

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Oh, where’s the cream?”
Line 2
“Ain’t got none.”
Line 3
“Oh!
Line 4
I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”
Line 5
“Two penn’orth.”

Learner Dictionary

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

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading ““Ain’t got none.””

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.””

All words in this reading · 17

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Ain't

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From this reading “Ain’t got none.”

always

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From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”

cream

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From this reading “Oh, where’s the cream?”

got

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From this reading “Ain’t got none.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “Ain’t got none.”

o'clock

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From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, where’s the cream?”

penn'orth

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From this reading “Two penn’orth.”

pennyworth

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From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Oh, where’s the cream?”

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”

twelve

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From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”

two

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From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”

where's

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From this reading “Oh, where’s the cream?”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I told you always—two pennyworth at twelve o’clock.”