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Chapter XII

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[LEVER only lifts his brows.]
MRS.
GWYN.
[Quickly breaking ivy.] What are you talking about?
The weather's perfect.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : First Series

Chapter XII

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

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[LEVER only lifts his brows.]
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MRS.
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GWYN.
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[Quickly breaking ivy.] What are you talking about?
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The weather's perfect.

Learner Dictionary

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “[Quickly breaking ivy.] What are you talking about?”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading [Quickly breaking ivy.] What are you talking about?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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breaking

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brows

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GWYN

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From this reading GWYN.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

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ivy

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LEVER

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lifts

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MRS

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From this reading MRS.

only

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perfect

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Quickly

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talking

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The weather's perfect.

weather's

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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading [Quickly breaking ivy.] What are you talking about?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [Quickly breaking ivy.] What are you talking about?