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Loyalties

Chapter VIII

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CANYNGE.
Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
I'll write a letter for him.
MARGARET.
[Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Loyalties

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CANYNGE.
Line 2
Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
Line 3
I'll write a letter for him.
Line 4
MARGARET.
Line 5
[Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
All words in this reading · 24

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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 Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.

CANYNGE

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From this reading CANYNGE.

De

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From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

Dear

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From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I'll write a letter for him.

give

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From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.

Going

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From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

Graviter

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From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I'll write a letter for him.

I'll

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From this reading I'll write a letter for him.

Jacob

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From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

letter

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From this reading I'll write a letter for him.

Levis

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From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

MARGARET

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From this reading MARGARET.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.

Mr

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From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.

paper

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From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.

pay

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From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

sheet

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From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

TWISDEN

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From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.

up

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write

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From this reading I'll write a letter for him.