Chapter IV
“What sort of razor did he ordinarily use?” “A safety razor always. At least I have never seen any others around.” “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.” She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
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Chapter IV
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“What
sort
of
razor
did
he
ordinarily
use?”
“A
safety
razor
always.
At
least
I
have
never
seen
any
others
around.”
“There
is
a
case
of
old-fashioned
razors
in
the
bathroom.”
She
glanced
toward
the
room
and
shrugged
her
shoulders.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
sort
of
razor
did
he
ordinarily
use?”
Line 2
“A
safety
razor
always.
Line 3
At
least
I
have
never
seen
any
others
around.”
Line 4
“There
is
a
case
of
old-fashioned
razors
in
the
bathroom.”
Line 5
She
glanced
toward
the
room
and
shrugged
her
shoulders.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “At least I have never seen any others around.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At least I have never seen any others around.””
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At least I have never seen any others around.””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At least I have never seen any others around.””
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.”
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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 “A safety razor always.
always
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From this reading “A safety razor always.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
any
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From this reading At least I have never seen any others around.”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At least I have never seen any others around.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least I have never seen any others around.”
bathroom
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From this reading “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.”
case
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From this reading “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What sort of razor did he ordinarily use?”
glanced
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From this reading She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At least I have never seen any others around.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What sort of razor did he ordinarily use?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At least I have never seen any others around.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least I have never seen any others around.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least I have never seen any others around.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What sort of razor did he ordinarily use?”
old-fashioned
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From this reading “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.”
ordinarily
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From this reading “What sort of razor did he ordinarily use?”
others
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razor
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razors
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From this reading “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.”
room
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From this reading She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
safety
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From this reading “A safety razor always.
seen
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From this reading At least I have never seen any others around.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
shoulders
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From this reading She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
shrugged
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From this reading She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
sort
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From this reading “What sort of razor did he ordinarily use?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.”
There
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From this reading “There is a case of old-fashioned razors in the bathroom.”
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She glanced toward the room and shrugged her shoulders.
use
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From this reading “What sort of razor did he ordinarily use?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What sort of razor did he ordinarily use?”