Chapter IV
RUTH. Dreadfully. FROME. Did he ever speak to you about a cheque? RUTH.
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RUTH.
Dreadfully.
FROME.
Did
he
ever
speak
to
you
about
a
cheque?
RUTH.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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RUTH.
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Dreadfully.
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FROME.
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Did
he
ever
speak
to
you
about
a
cheque?
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RUTH.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?
cheque
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From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?
Dreadfully
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From this reading Dreadfully.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?
FROME
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From this reading FROME.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?
RUTH
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From this reading RUTH.
speak
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From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did he ever speak to you about a cheque?