Chapter XX
ROBERTS. Hallo, boy! [He goes. JAN stops within a yard of MRS. ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]
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ROBERTS.
Hallo,
boy!
[He
goes.
JAN
stops
within
a
yard
of
MRS.
ROBERTS,
and
stares
at
her
without
a
word.]
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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ROBERTS.
Line 2
Hallo,
boy!
Line 3
[He
goes.
Line 4
JAN
stops
within
a
yard
of
MRS.
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ROBERTS,
and
stares
at
her
without
a
word.]
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “JAN stops within a yard of MRS.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]”
All words in this reading · 18
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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 JAN stops within a yard of MRS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]
boy
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From this reading Hallo, boy!
goes
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From this reading [He goes.
Hallo
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From this reading Hallo, boy!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He goes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]
JAN
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From this reading JAN stops within a yard of MRS.
MRS
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From this reading JAN stops within a yard of MRS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JAN stops within a yard of MRS.
ROBERTS
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From this reading ROBERTS.
stares
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From this reading ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]
stops
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From this reading JAN stops within a yard of MRS.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading JAN stops within a yard of MRS.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]
word
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From this reading ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]
yard
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From this reading JAN stops within a yard of MRS.