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Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter XII

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INSPECTOR.
[Sharply] Call him back.
TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
ROBERT.
Yes, Sir?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter XII

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

Line 1
INSPECTOR.
Line 2
[Sharply] Call him back.
Line 3
TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
Line 4
ROBERT.
Line 5
Yes, Sir?

Learner Dictionary

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Sharply noun US /ˈsharply/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “[Sharply] Call him back.”

All words in this reading · 14

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.

back

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From this reading [Sharply] Call him back.

Call

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From this reading [Sharply] Call him back.

calls

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From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.

FOOTMAN

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From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading [Sharply] Call him back.

INSPECTOR

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From this reading INSPECTOR.

re-enters

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From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.

Robert

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From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.

SharplynounUS /ˈsharply/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading [Sharply] Call him back.

Sir

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From this reading Yes, Sir?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.

TREISURE

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From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.

Yes

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From this reading Yes, Sir?