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Plays : Third Series
Plays : Third Series

Chapter IX

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MRS.
MEGAN.
[Turning to stone.] I lost her.
WELLWYN.
Oh! poor--- Um!
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : Third Series

Chapter IX

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

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MRS.
Line 2
MEGAN.
Line 3
[Turning to stone.] I lost her.
Line 4
WELLWYN.
Line 5
Oh! poor--- Um!

Learner Dictionary

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

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oh! poor--- Um!”

All words in this reading · 12

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [Turning to stone.] I lost her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading [Turning to stone.] I lost her.

lost

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From this reading [Turning to stone.] I lost her.

MEGAN

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From this reading MEGAN.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

Oh

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From this reading Oh! poor--- Um!

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Oh! poor--- Um!

stone

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From this reading [Turning to stone.] I lost her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [Turning to stone.] I lost her.

Turning

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From this reading [Turning to stone.] I lost her.

Um

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From this reading Oh! poor--- Um!

WELLWYN

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From this reading WELLWYN.