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The Green Rust

Chapter XV

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THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.
"That's the lot," replied McNorton grimly.
"It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."
"But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."
"And 'Belocity' is as undoubtedly your telegraphic address.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Green Rust

Chapter XV

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.
Line 2
"That's the lot," replied McNorton grimly.
Line 3
"It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."
Line 4
"But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."
Line 5
"And 'Belocity' is as undoubtedly your telegraphic address.

Learner Dictionary

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

GOOD noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"That's the lot," replied McNorton grimly.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."”

All words in this reading · 41

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address

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From this reading "And 'Belocity' is as undoubtedly your telegraphic address.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And 'Belocity' is as undoubtedly your telegraphic address.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "And 'Belocity' is as undoubtedly your telegraphic address.

Beale

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From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

Belocity

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From this reading "And 'Belocity' is as undoubtedly your telegraphic address.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

Cresswell's

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From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

don't

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From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

get

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From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

GOODnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

grimly

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From this reading "That's the lot," replied McNorton grimly.

handwriting

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From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

HERR

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From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

hours

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From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

information

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From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

It's

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From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

lot

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From this reading "That's the lot," replied McNorton grimly.

McNorton

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From this reading "That's the lot," replied McNorton grimly.

Miss

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From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

only

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From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "That's the lot," replied McNorton grimly.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

said

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From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

source

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From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

STARDT

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From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

telegraphic

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From this reading "And 'Belocity' is as undoubtedly your telegraphic address.

That's

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From this reading "That's the lot," replied McNorton grimly.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

twenty-four

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From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

undoubtedly

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From this reading "But I don't understand, it is undoubtedly Miss Cresswell's handwriting."

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading THE GOOD HERR STARDT "Where is the rest?" said Beale.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It's the only information you will get from this source for twenty-four hours."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And 'Belocity' is as undoubtedly your telegraphic address.