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“You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
“Will you make some more?
I can’t smoke the first one!”
“Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.
“No, go on.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter X

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
Line 2
“Will you make some more?
Line 3
I can’t smoke the first one!”
Line 4
“Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.
Line 5
“No, go on.

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I can’t smoke the first one!””

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Will you make some more?”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I can’t smoke the first one!””

All words in this reading · 27

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back

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From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.

better

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From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

can't

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From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”

go

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From this reading “No, go on.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Will you make some more?

more

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From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No, go on.

offering

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From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “No, go on.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”

said

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From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

smoke

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From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

some

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From this reading “Will you make some more?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”

Then

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From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.

things

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From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.

want

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

From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Will you make some more?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.