Chapter IV
Chapter 4
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WED. JAN. 9. Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young. Conclave.
Such Is Life
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
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WED.
JAN.
9.
Trinidad
Pad.,
per
Sam
Young.
Conclave.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Such Is Life
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Such Is Life is here in full — 941 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/188 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
WED.
/wed/
Line 2
JAN.
/dʒæn/
Line 3
9.
Line 4
Trinidad
Pad.,
per
Sam
Young.
/ˈtrɪnɪdæd pæd pɜːr sæm jʌŋ/
Line 5
Conclave.
/ˈkɑːnkleɪv/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Conclave
noun
US /ˈkɑːnkleɪv/
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading “Conclave.”
jan
noun
US /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “JAN.”
Pad
noun
US /pæd/
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading “Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.”
for each
From this reading “Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.”
Trinidad
noun
US /ˈtrɪnɪdæd/
an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela
From this reading “Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.”
wed
verb
US /wed/
take in marriage
From this reading “WED.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.”
All words in this reading · 9
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9
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From this reading 9.
ConclavenounUS /ˈkɑːnkleɪv/
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading Conclave.
JANnounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading JAN.
PadnounUS /pæd/
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.
for each
From this reading Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.
TrinidadnounUS /ˈtrɪnɪdæd/
an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela
From this reading Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.
WEDverbUS /wed/
take in marriage
From this reading WED.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Trinidad Pad., per Sam Young.
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