Chapter III
INSPECTOR. Well? ROBERT. A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir. INSPECTOR.
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Chapter III
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INSPECTOR.
Well?
ROBERT.
A
pair
of
his
boots
this
evenin'
was
reduced
to
one,
sir.
INSPECTOR.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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INSPECTOR.
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Well?
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ROBERT.
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A
pair
of
his
boots
this
evenin'
was
reduced
to
one,
sir.
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INSPECTOR.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well?”
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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 A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
boots
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From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
evenin
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From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
INSPECTOR
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From this reading INSPECTOR.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
pair
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From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
reduced
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From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
ROBERT
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From this reading ROBERT.
sir
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From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A pair of his boots this evenin' was reduced to one, sir.
Well
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From this reading Well?