Chapter II
"You a red?" Crowley said, scowling. The doctor shrugged hopelessly. "No," he said. Crowley turned to the other two.
The Common Man
Chapter II
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"You
a
red?"
Crowley
said,
scowling.
The
doctor
shrugged
hopelessly.
"No,"
he
said.
Crowley
turned
to
the
other
two.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
a
red?"
Line 2
Crowley
said,
scowling.
Line 3
The
doctor
shrugged
hopelessly.
Line 4
"No,"
he
said.
Line 5
Crowley
turned
to
the
other
two.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor shrugged hopelessly.”
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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 "You a red?"
Crowley
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From this reading Crowley said, scowling.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor shrugged hopelessly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," he said.
hopelessly
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From this reading The doctor shrugged hopelessly.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he said.
other
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From this reading Crowley turned to the other two.
red
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From this reading "You a red?"
said
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From this reading Crowley said, scowling.
scowling
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From this reading Crowley said, scowling.
shrugged
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From this reading The doctor shrugged hopelessly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor shrugged hopelessly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crowley turned to the other two.
turned
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From this reading Crowley turned to the other two.
two
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From this reading Crowley turned to the other two.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You a red?"