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Chapter III

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A CATASTROPHE.
The play has commenced.
Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.
He is intensely eager and delighted.
He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter III

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A CATASTROPHE.
Line 2
The play has commenced.
Line 3
Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.
Line 4
He is intensely eager and delighted.
Line 5
He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “The play has commenced.”

All words in this reading · 35

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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 A CATASTROPHE.

all

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

Arden

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

brilliancy

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

CATASTROPHE

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From this reading A CATASTROPHE.

clapping

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

commenced

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From this reading The play has commenced.

delighted

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From this reading He is intensely eager and delighted.

eager

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From this reading He is intensely eager and delighted.

extraordinary

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

eye

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

follows

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

game

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The play has commenced.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He is intensely eager and delighted.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

intensely

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From this reading He is intensely eager and delighted.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

joins

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

likes

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

Longcluse

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

modestly

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

now

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

play

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From this reading The play has commenced.

Richard

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

sitting

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

stroke

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The play has commenced.

then

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From this reading He joins modestly in the clapping that now and then follows a stroke of extraordinary brilliancy.

understands

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From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Longcluse, who likes and understands the game, sitting beside Richard Arden, is all eye.