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Plays : Fifth Series
Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter VII

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HARRIS.
They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
MAYOR.
Mr Chantrey?
HARRIS.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter VII

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

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HARRIS.
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They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
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MAYOR.
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Mr Chantrey?
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HARRIS.

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Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.”

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.

Chantrey

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From this reading Mr Chantrey?

five

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From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.

HARRIS

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From this reading HARRIS.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.

Mayor

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From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.

minutes

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From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.

Mr

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From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.

They'll

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From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.