Chapter XXII
RICHARD VISITS MR. JOYCE AGAIN. "I'm discharged, Frank." Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands. "Discharged!" he cried.
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Chapter XXII
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RICHARD
VISITS
MR.
JOYCE
AGAIN.
"I'm
discharged,
Frank."
Frank
Massanet
dropped
the
books
he
held
in
his
hands.
"Discharged!"
he
cried.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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RICHARD
VISITS
MR.
Line 2
JOYCE
AGAIN.
Line 3
"I'm
discharged,
Frank."
Line 4
Frank
Massanet
dropped
the
books
he
held
in
his
hands.
Line 5
"Discharged!"
he
cried.
/dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd hiː cried/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
AGAIN
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOYCE AGAIN.”
Books
noun
US /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Discharged!" he cried.”
Discharged
verb
US /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading “"I'm discharged, Frank."”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.”
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AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOYCE AGAIN.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Discharged!" he cried.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading "I'm discharged, Frank."
dropped
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From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
Frank
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From this reading "I'm discharged, Frank."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
held
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From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm discharged, Frank."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
JOYCE
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From this reading JOYCE AGAIN.
Massanet
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From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
MR
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS MR.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS MR.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands.
VISITS
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS MR.