Chapter IV
"There isn't going to be any book," Malone said. She shook her head. "That's a shame," she said. "I've always wanted to be a Miss X. It sounds exciting." "X," Malone said at random, "marks the spot."
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Chapter IV
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"There
isn't
going
to
be
any
book,"
Malone
said.
She
shook
her
head.
"That's
a
shame,"
she
said.
"I've
always
wanted
to
be
a
Miss
X.
It
sounds
exciting."
"X,"
Malone
said
at
random,
"marks
the
spot."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"There
isn't
going
to
be
any
book,"
Malone
said.
Line 2
She
shook
her
head.
Line 3
"That's
a
shame,"
she
said.
Line 4
"I've
always
wanted
to
be
a
Miss
X.
It
sounds
exciting."
Line 5
"X,"
Malone
said
at
random,
"marks
the
spot."
Learner Dictionary
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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 "That's a shame," she said.
always
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any
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "X," Malone said at random, "marks the spot."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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book
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exciting
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going
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head
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
I've
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isn't
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Malone
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marks
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Miss
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random
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said
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shame
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
shook
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From this reading She shook her head.
sounds
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spot
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From this reading "X," Malone said at random, "marks the spot."
That's
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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 "X," Malone said at random, "marks the spot."
There
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From this reading "There isn't going to be any book," Malone said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There isn't going to be any book," Malone said.
wanted
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From this reading "I've always wanted to be a Miss X. It sounds exciting."
X
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From this reading "I've always wanted to be a Miss X. It sounds exciting."