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Sentiment, Inc.

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/95 · 5 lines
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Kennedy made an impatient gesture.
"Let's not chop words.
There are no witnesses tonight.
I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sentiment, Inc.

Chapter II

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Kennedy made an impatient gesture.
Line 2
"Let's not chop words.
Line 3
There are no witnesses tonight.
Line 4
I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
Line 5
I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

Learner Dictionary

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

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.”

Tonight adverb US /təˈnaɪt/

On the present night.

From this reading “There are no witnesses tonight.”

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.

childish

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From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

chop

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From this reading "Let's not chop words.

convinced

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From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

freely

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From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

gesture

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From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.

got

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From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

impatient

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From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.

intend

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From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

Kennedy

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From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

Let's

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From this reading "Let's not chop words.

made

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From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.

Martinez

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From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Let's not chop words.

persecution-campaign

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From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

sufficiently

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From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

talk

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From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

There

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From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/

On the present night.

From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.

very

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From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

want

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From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.

witnesses

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From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.

words

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From this reading "Let's not chop words.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.

you've

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From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.