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The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)
The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)

Chapter II

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JAMES.
Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!
Hup!
POULDER.
'Enry, give 'im an 'and.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)

Chapter II

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JAMES.
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Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!
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Hup!
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POULDER.
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'Enry, give 'im an 'and.

Learner Dictionary

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

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!”

All words in this reading · 23

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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 Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'Enry, give 'im an 'and.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

Enry

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From this reading 'Enry, give 'im an 'and.

give

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From this reading 'Enry, give 'im an 'and.

Hup

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From this reading Hup!

im

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From this reading 'Enry, give 'im an 'and.

it'll

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

JAMES

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From this reading JAMES.

just

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

leave

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

million

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

out

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

POULDER

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From this reading POULDER.

Press

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

Public

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

Then

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!

wipe

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From this reading Then it'll wipe out one by the Press on the Public--an' leave just a million over!