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Loyalties

Chapter IV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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FOOTMAN.
Rosemary, my lord.
Sherbet second; Barbizon third.
Nine to one the winner.
WINSOR.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Loyalties

Chapter IV

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FOOTMAN.
Line 2
Rosemary, my lord.
Line 3
Sherbet second; Barbizon third.
Line 4
Nine to one the winner.
Line 5
WINSOR.

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 “Nine to one the winner.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sherbet second; Barbizon third.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sherbet second; Barbizon third.”

All words in this reading · 14

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Barbizon

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From this reading Sherbet second; Barbizon third.

FOOTMAN

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From this reading FOOTMAN.

lord

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From this reading Rosemary, my lord.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Rosemary, my lord.

Nine

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From this reading Nine to one the winner.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Nine to one the winner.

Rosemary

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From this reading Rosemary, my lord.

second

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From this reading Sherbet second; Barbizon third.

Sherbet

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From this reading Sherbet second; Barbizon third.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Nine to one the winner.

thirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sherbet second; Barbizon third.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Nine to one the winner.

winner

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From this reading Nine to one the winner.

WINSOR

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From this reading WINSOR.