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Plays : Fourth Series
Plays : Fourth Series

Chapter XII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/83 · 5 lines
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[He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
MRS.
ANN.
[Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
[JAMES stirs no muscle.]
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : Fourth Series

Chapter XII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
Line 2
MRS.
Line 3
ANN.
Line 4
[Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
Line 5
[JAMES stirs no muscle.]

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “[Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “[Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “[Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “[He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]”

All words in this reading · 21

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ANN

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From this reading ANN.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?

doors

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From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]

follow

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From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?

JAMES

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From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?

moves

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From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

muscle

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From this reading [JAMES stirs no muscle.]

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading [JAMES stirs no muscle.]

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?

stirs

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From this reading [JAMES stirs no muscle.]

Stopping

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From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]

three

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From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]

workers

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From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]

yn't

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From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?