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The Admirable Bashville
The Admirable Bashville

Chapter II

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CASHEL.
'Tis Paradise.
POLICEMAN.
He's choking: he has something in his mouth.
LYDIA [_to_ CASHEL].
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Admirable Bashville

Chapter II

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CASHEL.
Line 2
'Tis Paradise.
Line 3
POLICEMAN.
Line 4
He's choking: he has something in his mouth.
Line 5
LYDIA [_to_ CASHEL].

Learner Dictionary

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

Choking adjective US /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading “He's choking: he has something in his mouth.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “He's choking: he has something in his mouth.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “He's choking: he has something in his mouth.”

All words in this reading · 14

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CASHEL

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From this reading CASHEL.

chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading He's choking: he has something in his mouth.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He's choking: he has something in his mouth.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He's choking: he has something in his mouth.

He's

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From this reading He's choking: he has something in his mouth.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He's choking: he has something in his mouth.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He's choking: he has something in his mouth.

LYDIA

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From this reading LYDIA [_to_ CASHEL].

mouth

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From this reading He's choking: he has something in his mouth.

Paradise

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From this reading 'Tis Paradise.

POLICEMAN

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From this reading POLICEMAN.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He's choking: he has something in his mouth.

Tis

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From this reading 'Tis Paradise.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading LYDIA [_to_ CASHEL].