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Loyalties

Chapter VI

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GRAVITER.
No. He's at the Courts.
They're just up; he should be in directly.
But he'll be busy.
GILMAN.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Loyalties

Chapter VI

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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GRAVITER.
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No. He's at the Courts.
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They're just up; he should be in directly.
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But he'll be busy.
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GILMAN.

Learner Dictionary

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

Directly noun US /ˈdirectly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “They're just up; he should be in directly.”

All words in this reading · 18

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading No. He's at the Courts.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They're just up; he should be in directly.

busy

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From this reading But he'll be busy.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he'll be busy.

Courts

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From this reading No. He's at the Courts.

directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading They're just up; he should be in directly.

GILMAN

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From this reading GILMAN.

GRAVITER

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From this reading GRAVITER.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They're just up; he should be in directly.

he'll

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From this reading But he'll be busy.

He's

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From this reading No. He's at the Courts.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They're just up; he should be in directly.

just

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From this reading They're just up; he should be in directly.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No. He's at the Courts.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading They're just up; he should be in directly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading No. He's at the Courts.

They're

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From this reading They're just up; he should be in directly.

up

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From this reading They're just up; he should be in directly.