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Chapter VIII

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“Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.
Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
Where’s my style?”
Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
“Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VIII

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.
Line 2
Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
Line 3
Where’s my style?”
Line 4
Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
Line 5
“Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

Learner Dictionary

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

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading ““Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.”

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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 Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

back

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From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

change

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From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

considerable

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From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

I'm

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

From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

it's

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From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

just

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From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.

leader

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

From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

like

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From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

MorningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Where’s my style?”

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

perhaps

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From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

put

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From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

said

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From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

shifted

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From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.

sir

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

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

statements

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From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

string

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From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

style

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From this reading Where’s my style?”

Taggart

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

From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.

to-morrow

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From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.

weight

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

From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.

Well

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

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

Where's

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

From this reading Where’s my style?”

you'd

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

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.