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Northwest!
Northwest!

Chapter V

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Laura smiled.
"You're impulsive.
When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.
Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"
"I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Northwest!

Chapter V

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Laura smiled.
Line 2
"You're impulsive.
Line 3
When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.
Line 4
Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"
Line 5
"I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

Learner Dictionary

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

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"”

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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 "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

cost

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From this reading Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"

faster

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From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

go

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From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

impulsive

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From this reading "You're impulsive.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

indicates

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From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"

Jimmy

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From this reading "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

Laura

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From this reading Laura smiled.

leave

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From this reading Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"

much

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From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

philosophize

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From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

quiet

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From this reading "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

ranch

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From this reading Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"

said

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From this reading "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

see

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From this reading "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

smiled

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From this reading Laura smiled.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

thinks

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From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

voice

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From this reading "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

wanted

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From this reading "I wanted to see you," said Jimmy in a quiet voice.

way

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From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

won't

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From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.

You're

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From this reading "You're impulsive.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Did it not cost you something to leave your ranch?"