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In the Midst of Alarms
In the Midst of Alarms

Chapter X

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Context Illustration Reading 1/42 · 5 lines
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“Hello!
Hello, there!
Wake up!
Breakfa-a-a-st!
I thought that would fetch you.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

In the Midst of Alarms

Chapter X

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“Hello!
Line 2
Hello, there!
Line 3
Wake up!
Line 4
Breakfa-a-a-st!
Line 5
I thought that would fetch you.

Learner Dictionary

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

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I thought that would fetch you.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “I thought that would fetch you.”

All words in this reading · 11

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Breakfa-a-a-st

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From this reading Breakfa-a-a-st!

fetch

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From this reading I thought that would fetch you.

Hello

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From this reading “Hello!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I thought that would fetch you.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I thought that would fetch you.

there

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From this reading Hello, there!

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I thought that would fetch you.

up

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From this reading Wake up!

Wake

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From this reading Wake up!

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I thought that would fetch you.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I thought that would fetch you.