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Chapter XI

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CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.
WINSOR.
[Turning] Of course, De Levis!
DE LEVIS.
[Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter XI

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.
Line 2
WINSOR.
Line 3
[Turning] Of course, De Levis!
Line 4
DE LEVIS.
Line 5
[Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.

Learner Dictionary

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

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Turning] Of course, De Levis!”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.”

All words in this reading · 21

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

CANYNGE

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From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [Turning] Of course, De Levis!

De

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From this reading [Turning] Of course, De Levis!

go

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From this reading [Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

I'll

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From this reading [Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.

Levis

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From this reading [Turning] Of course, De Levis!

looks

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From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.

nails

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From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

out

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From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

room

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From this reading [Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.

Sullenly

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From this reading [Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.

Turning

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From this reading [Turning] Of course, De Levis!

Well

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From this reading [Sullenly] Well, I'll go to my room.

window

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From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.

WINSOR

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From this reading CANYNGE looks at his nails; WINSOR out of the window.