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Pelham — Complete
Pelham — Complete

Chapter XII

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Falstaff.
What money is in my purse?
Page.
Seven groats and two-pence.
--Second Part of Henry IV.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pelham — Complete

Chapter XII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Falstaff.
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What money is in my purse?
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Page.
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Seven groats and two-pence.
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--Second Part of Henry IV.

Learner Dictionary

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

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “--Second Part of Henry IV.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “--Second Part of Henry IV.”

All words in this reading · 17

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Seven groats and two-pence.

Falstaff

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From this reading Falstaff.

groats

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From this reading Seven groats and two-pence.

Henry

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From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading What money is in my purse?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What money is in my purse?

IV

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From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.

money

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From this reading What money is in my purse?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading What money is in my purse?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.

Page

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From this reading Page.

PartnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.

purse

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Second

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From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.

Seven

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From this reading Seven groats and two-pence.

two-pence

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From this reading Seven groats and two-pence.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What money is in my purse?