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Plays : Second Series

Chapter XIV

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COKESON.
[Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.
THE CHAPLAIN.
[More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.
I am speaking from my special standpoint.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : Second Series

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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COKESON.
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[Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.
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THE CHAPLAIN.
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[More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.
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I am speaking from my special standpoint.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.”

All words in this reading · 34

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able

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am speaking from my special standpoint.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

CHAPLAIN

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From this reading THE CHAPLAIN.

COKESON

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From this reading COKESON.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I am speaking from my special standpoint.

glad

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From this reading [Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I am speaking from my special standpoint.

I'm

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From this reading [Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.

impression

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

It's

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

just

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

More

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am speaking from my special standpoint.

Nonplussed

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From this reading [Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

period

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

say

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From this reading [Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.

sir

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

some

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

speaking

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From this reading I am speaking from my special standpoint.

special

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From this reading I am speaking from my special standpoint.

standpoint

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From this reading I am speaking from my special standpoint.

suavely

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From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CHAPLAIN.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading [More suavely] It's just at this period that we are able to make some impression on them, sir.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [Nonplussed] I'm glad to hear you say that.