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Marching Men
Marching Men

Chapter XXXII

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In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
Well, here is our answer.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Marching Men

Chapter XXXII

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

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In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
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It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
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A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
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THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
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Well, here is our answer.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “A copy of the little circular lies before me now.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, here is our answer.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A copy of the little circular lies before me now.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading “It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.”

Tongue noun US /tongue/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, here is our answer.”

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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 It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

all

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

America

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From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

answer

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From this reading Well, here is our answer.

ask

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From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.

bit

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

circular

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From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.

circulation

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From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

copy

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From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, here is our answer.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Well, here is our answer.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

leader

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

lies

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From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.

MARCHERS

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From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.

Marching

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

matter

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

McGregor

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.

mean

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From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.

Men

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

millions

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From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

now

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From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Well, here is our answer.

printednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

spoken

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From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

there

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

tonguenounUS /tongue/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.

Well

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From this reading Well, here is our answer.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.

written

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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.