Chapter VI
Chapter 6
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Hendricks concentrated. "No. No markings. No code symbol." "What, then?" "A sign."
Second Variety
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of Second Variety is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Hendricks
concentrated.
"No.
No
markings.
No
code
symbol."
"What,
then?"
"A
sign."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Second Variety
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of Second Variety is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Hendricks
concentrated.
Line 2
"No.
No
markings.
/noʊ noʊ ˈmɑːrkɪŋz/
Line 3
No
code
symbol."
/noʊ koʊd ˈsɪmbəl/
Line 4
"What,
then?"
/wʌt ðen/
Line 5
"A
sign."
/ə saɪn/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
code
noun
US /koʊd/
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
From this reading “No code symbol."”
concentrated
adjective
US /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading “Hendricks concentrated.”
markings
noun
US /ˈmɑːrkɪŋz/
plural of “marking” — a distinguishing symbol
From this reading “"No. No markings.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “"A sign."”
symbol
noun
US /ˈsɪmbəl/
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading “No code symbol."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A sign."
codenounUS /koʊd/
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
From this reading No code symbol."
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading Hendricks concentrated.
Hendricks
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From this reading Hendricks concentrated.
markingsnounUS /ˈmɑːrkɪŋz/
plural of “marking” — a distinguishing symbol
From this reading "No. No markings.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. No markings.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "A sign."
symbolnounUS /ˈsɪmbəl/
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading No code symbol."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "What, then?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, then?"
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