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Ester Ried
Ester Ried

Chapter VI

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Context Illustration Reading 1/32 · 5 lines
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JOURNEYING.
"Twenty minutes here for refreshments!"
"Passengers for New York take south track!"
"New York daily papers here!"
"Sweet oranges here!"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ester Ried

Chapter VI

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JOURNEYING.
Line 2
"Twenty minutes here for refreshments!"
Line 3
"Passengers for New York take south track!"
Line 4
"New York daily papers here!"
Line 5
"Sweet oranges here!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Twenty minutes here for refreshments!"”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Passengers for New York take south track!"”

Track noun US /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading “"Passengers for New York take south track!"”

All words in this reading · 16

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daily

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From this reading "New York daily papers here!"

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Twenty minutes here for refreshments!"

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Twenty minutes here for refreshments!"

JOURNEYING

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From this reading JOURNEYING.

minutes

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From this reading "Twenty minutes here for refreshments!"

New

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From this reading "Passengers for New York take south track!"

oranges

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From this reading "Sweet oranges here!"

papers

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From this reading "New York daily papers here!"

Passengers

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From this reading "Passengers for New York take south track!"

refreshments

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From this reading "Twenty minutes here for refreshments!"

south

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From this reading "Passengers for New York take south track!"

Sweet

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From this reading "Sweet oranges here!"

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Passengers for New York take south track!"

tracknounUS /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading "Passengers for New York take south track!"

Twenty

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From this reading "Twenty minutes here for refreshments!"

York

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From this reading "Passengers for New York take south track!"