Chapter XVI
"_Gon_. Here is everything advantageous to life. _Ant_. True; save means to live." TEMPEST.
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Chapter XVI
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"_Gon_.
Here
is
everything
advantageous
to
life.
_Ant_.
True;
save
means
to
live."
TEMPEST.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"_Gon_.
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Here
is
everything
advantageous
to
life.
Line 3
_Ant_.
Line 4
True;
save
means
to
live."
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TEMPEST.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Here is everything advantageous to life.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is everything advantageous to life.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is everything advantageous to life.”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “True; save means to live."”
All words in this reading · 13
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advantageous
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From this reading Here is everything advantageous to life.
Ant
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From this reading _Ant_.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Here is everything advantageous to life.
Gon
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From this reading "_Gon_.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is everything advantageous to life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is everything advantageous to life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is everything advantageous to life.
live
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From this reading True; save means to live."
means
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From this reading True; save means to live."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading True; save means to live."
TEMPEST
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From this reading TEMPEST.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here is everything advantageous to life.
True
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From this reading True; save means to live."