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Chapter X

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GERALD.
Yes.
I think it will.
It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
The buzz begins.)
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

First Plays

Chapter X

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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GERALD.
Line 2
Yes.
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I think it will.
/aɪ think ɪt wɪl/
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It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
Line 5
The buzz begins.)

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think it will.”

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all

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From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

always

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From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

begins

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From this reading The buzz begins.)

buzz

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From this reading The buzz begins.)

GERALD

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From this reading GERALD.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I think it will.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I think it will.

It's

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From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

just

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From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

now

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From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

opportunity

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From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

rather

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From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

round

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From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The buzz begins.)

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I think it will.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I think it will.

Yes

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From this reading Yes.