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Frenzied Fiction

Chapter VII

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Elevator over this way?
All right, I’ll come along.
Thanks, I can carry it.
But I don’t see any elevator?
Oh, this door in the wall?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Frenzied Fiction

Chapter VII

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

Line 1
Elevator over this way?
Line 2
All right, I’ll come along.
Line 3
Thanks, I can carry it.
Line 4
But I don’t see any elevator?
Line 5
Oh, this door in the wall?

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “All right, I’ll come along.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All right, I’ll come along.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Elevator over this way?”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All right, I’ll come along.”

All words in this reading · 23

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All

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From this reading All right, I’ll come along.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading All right, I’ll come along.

any

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From this reading But I don’t see any elevator?

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I don’t see any elevator?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Thanks, I can carry it.

carry

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From this reading Thanks, I can carry it.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading All right, I’ll come along.

don't

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From this reading But I don’t see any elevator?

door

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From this reading Oh, this door in the wall?

Elevator

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From this reading Elevator over this way?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Thanks, I can carry it.

I'll

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From this reading All right, I’ll come along.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Oh, this door in the wall?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Thanks, I can carry it.

Oh

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From this reading Oh, this door in the wall?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Elevator over this way?

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading All right, I’ll come along.

see

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From this reading But I don’t see any elevator?

Thanks

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From this reading Thanks, I can carry it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Oh, this door in the wall?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Elevator over this way?

wall

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From this reading Oh, this door in the wall?

way

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From this reading Elevator over this way?