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Mr. Bingle
Mr. Bingle

Chapter V

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THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mr. Bingle

Chapter V

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.”

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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 THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

Bingle

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From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

completely

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From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

home

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From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

JOSEPH

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Mr

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

STORY

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From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

taxi-cab

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.

up

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wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE STORY OF JOSEPH Mr. Bingle went home in a taxi-cab, completely done up.