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PRoblem

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/107 · 5 lines
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The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.
Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.
The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?
Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.
Yes?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

PRoblem

Chapter I

Reading 1/107 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.
Line 2
Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.
Line 3
The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?
Line 4
Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.
Line 5
Yes?

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?”

Dreadful adjective US /ˈdrɛdfəl/

extremely frightening or unpleasant

From this reading “Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.”

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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 Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

came

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?

chop-chop

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From this reading The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?

down

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/

extremely frightening or unpleasant

From this reading Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.

early

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

East

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From this reading The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?

expert

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From this reading Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.

eyed

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fast

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From this reading Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.

gators

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get

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getting

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Grdznth

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Greenwood

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hair

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From this reading Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.

icebox

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letter

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

mail

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.

New

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From this reading Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.

out

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From this reading Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.

Pete

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PETER

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From this reading The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?

Philly

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From this reading Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.

photocancel

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premonition

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From this reading Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.

problem

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From this reading Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.

regular

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

run

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

said

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From this reading The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?

salesman

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From this reading Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.

slot

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

too

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From this reading The letter came down the slot too early that morning to be the regular mail run.

urgent

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From this reading The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Pete Greenwood eyed the New Philly photocancel with a dreadful premonition.

Yes

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From this reading Yes?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The letter said: PETER: Can you come East chop-chop, urgent?