Chapter IX
which happened to be the quickest and most direct route between London and Antwerp. Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against: QUEENSBOROUGH ... DEP ... 11a10.
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which
happened
to
be
the
quickest
and
most
direct
route
between
London
and
Antwerp.
Beneath
it,
in
the
second
column
from
the
right,
the
pencil
had
put
a
check-mark
against:
QUEENSBOROUGH ...
DEP ...
11a10.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
which
happened
to
be
the
quickest
and
most
direct
route
between
London
and
Antwerp.
Line 2
Beneath
it,
in
the
second
column
from
the
right,
the
pencil
had
put
a
check-mark
against:
Line 3
QUEENSBOROUGH ...
Line 4
DEP ...
Line 5
11a10.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:”
Beneath
preposition
US /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:”
Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “which happened to be the quickest and most direct route between London and Antwerp.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:”
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10
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11
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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 Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Antwerp
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading which happened to be the quickest and most direct route between London and Antwerp.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading which happened to be the quickest and most direct route between London and Antwerp.
check-mark
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column
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DEP
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direct
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
happened
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
London
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most
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pencil
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put
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From this reading Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
QUEENSBOROUGH
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From this reading QUEENSBOROUGH ...
quickest
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beneath it, in the second column from the right, the pencil had put a check-mark against:
route
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second
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading which happened to be the quickest and most direct route between London and Antwerp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading which happened to be the quickest and most direct route between London and Antwerp.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading which happened to be the quickest and most direct route between London and Antwerp.