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Chapter XVII

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DANCY.
Not if she's wise.
TWISDEN.
Better go!
There's a war in Morocco.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter XVII

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

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DANCY.
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Not if she's wise.
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TWISDEN.
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Better go!
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There's a war in Morocco.
All words in this reading · 13

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There's a war in Morocco.

Better

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From this reading Better go!

DANCY

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From this reading DANCY.

go

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From this reading Better go!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Not if she's wise.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There's a war in Morocco.

Morocco

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From this reading There's a war in Morocco.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not if she's wise.

she's

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From this reading Not if she's wise.

There's

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From this reading There's a war in Morocco.

TWISDEN

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From this reading TWISDEN.

war

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From this reading There's a war in Morocco.

wise

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From this reading Not if she's wise.