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Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever

Chapter IV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/39 · 5 lines
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“No!”
Mert spoke up sharply.
“Go on.
You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”
“Sure, go on!”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cabin Fever

Chapter IV

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“No!”
/noʊ/
Line 2
Mert spoke up sharply.
Line 3
“Go on.
Line 4
You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”
Line 5
“Sure, go on!”

Learner Dictionary

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

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!””

Sharply noun US /ˈsharply/

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

From this reading “Mert spoke up sharply.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Sure, go on!””

All words in this reading · 22

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all

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

doing

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

don't

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

down

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

far

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

Go

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From this reading “Go on.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

job

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

laying

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

Mert

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From this reading Mert spoke up sharply.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No!”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Go on.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/

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

From this reading Mert spoke up sharply.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

spoil

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

spoke

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From this reading Mert spoke up sharply.

SurenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sure, go on!”

up

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From this reading Mert spoke up sharply.

You're

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From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You're doing all right so far--don't spoil it by laying down on your job!”