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Plays : First Series

Chapter XXI

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ROBERTS.
[Starting forward.] Rous!
ROUS.
[Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!
I've changed my mind!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : First Series

Chapter XXI

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

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ROBERTS.
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[Starting forward.] Rous!
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ROUS.
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[Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!
Line 5
I've changed my mind!

Learner Dictionary

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

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Starting forward.] Rous!”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I've changed my mind!”

All words in this reading · 16

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Arness

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From this reading [Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!

changed

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From this reading I've changed my mind!

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!

fiercely

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From this reading [Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!

forwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [Starting forward.] Rous!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!

I've

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From this reading I've changed my mind!

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I've changed my mind!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I've changed my mind!

ROBERTS

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From this reading ROBERTS.

Rous

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From this reading [Starting forward.] Rous!

said

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From this reading [Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!

Sim

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From this reading [Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!

Staring

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From this reading [Staring at him fiercely.] Sim 'Arness said fair!

Starting

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From this reading [Starting forward.] Rous!