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Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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“Hmm,” mused Tad aloud.
“Regular hole-in-the wall proposition, ain’t it?
Yeah.
How many trails leadin’ into that section, Hank?”
“Two,” came the prompt reply.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter III

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Hmm,” mused Tad aloud.
Line 2
“Regular hole-in-the wall proposition, ain’t it?
Line 3
Yeah.
Line 4
How many trails leadin’ into that section, Hank?”
Line 5
“Two,” came the prompt reply.
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aloud

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came

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Hank

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Hmm

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hole-in-the

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How

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading How many trails leadin’ into that section, Hank?”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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leadin

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many

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mused

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prompt

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proposition

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Regular

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reply

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section

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Tad

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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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 “Two,” came the prompt reply.

trails

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Two

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wall

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Yeah

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From this reading Yeah.