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Pelham — Volume 03
Pelham — Volume 03

Chapter VII

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More voices!
Sic.
How now, my masters, have you chosen him?
Cit.
He has our voices, Sir!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pelham — Volume 03

Chapter VII

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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More voices!
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Sic.
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How now, my masters, have you chosen him?
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Cit.
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He has our voices, Sir!

Learner Dictionary

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Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “He has our voices, Sir!”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “How now, my masters, have you chosen him?”

All words in this reading · 16

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chosen

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From this reading How now, my masters, have you chosen him?

Cit

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From this reading Cit.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading He has our voices, Sir!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading How now, my masters, have you chosen him?

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He has our voices, Sir!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading How now, my masters, have you chosen him?

How

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masters

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More

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How now, my masters, have you chosen him?

now

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From this reading How now, my masters, have you chosen him?

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading He has our voices, Sir!

Sic

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From this reading Sic.

Sir

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From this reading He has our voices, Sir!

voices

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading How now, my masters, have you chosen him?