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Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three

Chapter X

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Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
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CAPT.
M. Exactly.
You're part of the show.
Where's the burnisher?
Your spurs are in a shameful state.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Soldiers Three

Chapter X

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CAPT.
Line 2
M. Exactly.
Line 3
You're part of the show.
Line 4
Where's the burnisher?
Line 5
Your spurs are in a shameful state.

Learner Dictionary

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

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You're part of the show.”

All words in this reading · 17

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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 Your spurs are in a shameful state.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Your spurs are in a shameful state.

burnisher

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From this reading Where's the burnisher?

CAPT

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From this reading CAPT.

Exactly

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From this reading M. Exactly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Your spurs are in a shameful state.

M

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From this reading M. Exactly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You're part of the show.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You're part of the show.

shameful

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From this reading Your spurs are in a shameful state.

show

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From this reading You're part of the show.

spurs

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From this reading Your spurs are in a shameful state.

state

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From this reading Your spurs are in a shameful state.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading You're part of the show.

Where's

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From this reading Where's the burnisher?

You're

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From this reading You're part of the show.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your spurs are in a shameful state.