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Nedra

Chapter IX

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RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.
As they left the saloon he said:
"Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."
"Won't you include me?" asked Veath.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nedra

Chapter IX

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.
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As they left the saloon he said:
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"Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."
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"Won't you include me?" asked Veath.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Won't you include me?" asked Veath.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As they left the saloon he said:”

Strangely noun US /ˈstrangely/

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

From this reading “RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."”

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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 "Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."

also

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

AMAZEMENT

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

appeared

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As they left the saloon he said:

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Won't you include me?" asked Veath.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

deck

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From this reading "Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."

dinner

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

exchanging

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

exuberant

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

gaily

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

Grace

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From this reading "Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading As they left the saloon he said:

Hugh

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

immensely

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

include

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From this reading "Won't you include me?" asked Veath.

jesting

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As they left the saloon he said:

Let's

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From this reading "Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Won't you include me?" asked Veath.

MR

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From this reading MR.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."

rare

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

RIDGEWAY'S

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

said

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From this reading As they left the saloon he said:

saloon

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From this reading As they left the saloon he said:

satisfied

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/

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

From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading As they left the saloon he said:

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading As they left the saloon he said:

turn

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From this reading "Let's take a turn on deck, Grace."

Veath

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

witticisms

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From this reading RIDGEWAY'S AMAZEMENT At dinner Hugh was strangely exuberant, jesting gaily and exchanging rare witticisms with Veath, who also appeared immensely satisfied.

Won't

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From this reading "Won't you include me?" asked Veath.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Won't you include me?" asked Veath.