Chapter II
"A sort of crustacean," Dink agreed. "We use them in a commercial process we're developing. That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret. We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see." "What do they do?"
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"A
sort
of
crustacean,"
Dink
agreed.
"We
use
them
in
a
commercial
process
we're
developing.
That's
why
we
keep
this
floor
closed
off
and
secret.
We
don't
have
a
patent
on
the
use
of
Microfabridae,
you
see."
"What
do
they
do?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"A
sort
of
crustacean,"
Dink
agreed.
Line 2
"We
use
them
in
a
commercial
process
we're
developing.
Line 3
That's
why
we
keep
this
floor
closed
off
and
secret.
Line 4
We
don't
have
a
patent
on
the
use
of
Microfabridae,
you
see."
Line 5
"What
do
they
do?"
/wʌt duː ðeɪ duː/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."”
Secret
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.”
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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 sort of crustacean," Dink agreed.
agreed
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From this reading "A sort of crustacean," Dink agreed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
closed
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From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
commercial
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From this reading "We use them in a commercial process we're developing.
crustacean
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From this reading "A sort of crustacean," Dink agreed.
developing
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From this reading "We use them in a commercial process we're developing.
Dink
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From this reading "A sort of crustacean," Dink agreed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do they do?"
don't
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From this reading We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."
floor
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From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We use them in a commercial process we're developing.
keep
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From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
Microfabridae
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From this reading We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A sort of crustacean," Dink agreed.
off
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From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."
patent
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From this reading We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."
process
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From this reading "We use them in a commercial process we're developing.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
see
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From this reading We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."
sort
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From this reading "A sort of crustacean," Dink agreed.
That's
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From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We use them in a commercial process we're developing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do they do?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
use
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From this reading "We use them in a commercial process we're developing.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We use them in a commercial process we're developing.
we're
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From this reading "We use them in a commercial process we're developing.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do they do?"
why
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From this reading That's why we keep this floor closed off and secret.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We don't have a patent on the use of Microfabridae, you see."