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Plays : Fifth Series
Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter XXI

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FAITH.
No; one with a scent to it.
BLY.
I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
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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 XXI

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

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FAITH.
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No; one with a scent to it.
/noʊ wʌn wɪð ə sɛnt tuː ɪt/
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BLY.
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I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
Line 5
She'll pick 'em out from what's over.

Learner Dictionary

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

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “No; one with a scent to it.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “She'll pick 'em out from what's over.”

Scent noun US /sɛnt/

A distinctive smell or aroma.

From this reading “No; one with a scent to it.”

All words in this reading · 24

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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 No; one with a scent to it.

ask

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From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.

Bean's

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From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.

BLY

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From this reading BLY.

corner

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From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.

em

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From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.

FAITH

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From this reading FAITH.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.

I'll

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From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading No; one with a scent to it.

Mrs

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From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No; one with a scent to it.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No; one with a scent to it.

out

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From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.

pick

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From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.

round

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From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.

scentnounUS /sɛnt/

A distinctive smell or aroma.

From this reading No; one with a scent to it.

She'll

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From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading No; one with a scent to it.

what's

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From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading No; one with a scent to it.