Chapter III
Hector sagged into the couch. “Just as well. I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.” “No, my boy,” Leoh said gently. “You haven’t aged.
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Chapter III
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Hector
sagged
into
the
couch.
“Just
as
well.
I
think
I’ve
aged
seven
years
in
the
past
seven
days.”
“No,
my
boy,”
Leoh
said
gently.
“You
haven’t
aged.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Hector
sagged
into
the
couch.
Line 2
“Just
as
well.
Line 3
I
think
I’ve
aged
seven
years
in
the
past
seven
days.”
Line 4
“No,
my
boy,”
Leoh
said
gently.
Line 5
“You
haven’t
aged.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Just as well.”
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aged
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From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just as well.
boy
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From this reading “No, my boy,” Leoh said gently.
couch
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From this reading Hector sagged into the couch.
days
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From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
gently
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From this reading “No, my boy,” Leoh said gently.
haven't
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From this reading “You haven’t aged.
Hector
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From this reading Hector sagged into the couch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
I've
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From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hector sagged into the couch.
Just
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From this reading “Just as well.
Leoh
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From this reading “No, my boy,” Leoh said gently.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, my boy,” Leoh said gently.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, my boy,” Leoh said gently.
past
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From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
sagged
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From this reading Hector sagged into the couch.
said
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From this reading “No, my boy,” Leoh said gently.
seven
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From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hector sagged into the couch.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
well
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From this reading “Just as well.
years
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From this reading I think I’ve aged seven years in the past seven days.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You haven’t aged.