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Desert Dust

Chapter X

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I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.
"Good-bye, sir."
"Good luck.
When you come back remember the Queen."
"I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Desert Dust

Chapter X

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.
Line 2
"Good-bye, sir."
Line 3
"Good luck.
Line 4
When you come back remember the Queen."
Line 5
"I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When you come back remember the Queen."”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Good-bye, sir."”

Nodded noun US /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “When you come back remember the Queen."”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “"I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “"I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

attentive

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

back

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From this reading When you come back remember the Queen."

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When you come back remember the Queen."

contained

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

CUT

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

envelope

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

eyes

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

flesh

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Good luck.

Good-bye

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From this reading "Good-bye, sir."

head

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

high

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

holding

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

I'll

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

LOOSE

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

luck

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From this reading "Good luck.

more

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

noddednounUS /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

out

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

pantaloons

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

pocket

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

pockets

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

Queen

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From this reading When you come back remember the Queen."

rebuffing

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading When you come back remember the Queen."

said

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

sir

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From this reading "Good-bye, sir."

smirching

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

stepped

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

stuffed

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From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I CUT LOOSE I nodded; rebuffing his attentive eyes I stuffed the envelope into my pantaloons pocket.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

value

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From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When you come back remember the Queen."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I'll remember the Queen," said I; and with the envelope smirching my flesh I stepped out, holding my head as high as though my pockets contained something of more value.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When you come back remember the Queen."