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The Best Made Plans
The Best Made Plans

Chapter V

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Don grinned wolfishly.
"Khor Fortress.
Even I can figure that much out."
Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
"So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Best Made Plans

Chapter V

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Don grinned wolfishly.
Line 2
"Khor Fortress.
Line 3
Even I can figure that much out."
Line 4
Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
Line 5
"So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

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 “Masterson stood up and paced around the office.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even I can figure that much out."”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Masterson stood up and paced around the office.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.

bound

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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

break

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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Even I can figure that much out."

Don

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From this reading Don grinned wolfishly.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even I can figure that much out."

figure

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From this reading Even I can figure that much out."

Fortress

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From this reading "Khor Fortress.

get

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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

grinned

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From this reading Don grinned wolfishly.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Even I can figure that much out."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

Jasu

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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

Khor

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From this reading "Khor Fortress.

Masterson

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From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.

Morek

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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

motion

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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

much

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From this reading Even I can figure that much out."

office

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From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.

out

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From this reading Even I can figure that much out."

paced

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From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

something's

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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

son

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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Even I can figure that much out."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

up

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From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.

wolfishly

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From this reading Don grinned wolfishly.