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Plays : First Series

Chapter XX

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ROBERTS.
Hallo, boy!
[He goes.
JAN stops within a yard of MRS.
ROBERTS, and stares at her without a word.]
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : First Series

Chapter XX

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ROBERTS.
Line 2
Hallo, boy!
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[He goes.
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JAN stops within a yard of MRS.
Line 5
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.