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Chapter XXXV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/43 · 5 lines
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“Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.
Promise!”
“All right!
But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”
“I’m not so sure.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Beyond

Chapter XXXV

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

Line 1
“Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.
Line 2
Promise!”
Line 3
“All right!
Line 4
But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”
Line 5
“I’m not so sure.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading ““Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.””

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.””

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““All right!”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I’m not so sure.””

All words in this reading · 25

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All

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From this reading “All right!

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”

don't

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From this reading But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”

enough

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From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

faithfully

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From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”

fulfilment

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From this reading But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

I'm

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From this reading “I’m not so sure.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I’m not so sure.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

Promise

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All right!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “I’m not so sure.”

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I’m not so sure.”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But don’t look for fulfilment in this life.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Promise me faithfully to let me know when you’ve had enough of me.