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The Holiday Round
The Holiday Round

Chapter VI

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EDITOR.
THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.
_I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
AUTHOR.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Holiday Round

Chapter VI

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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EDITOR.
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THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.
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_I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
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SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
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AUTHOR.

Learner Dictionary

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

DONE noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.”

GOOD noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.”

HAVE auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.”

WELL noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.”

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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 _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

ALL

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From this reading THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR.

DEAL

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From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

DOESN'T

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

DONEnounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

EDITOR

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From this reading EDITOR.

EXPLAIN

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From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

FIT

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

GET

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

GOODnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

LATE

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

NEW

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

NOW

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

ONES

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

PICTURES

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

SOME

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

STORY

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

THAT'S

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From this reading THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.

TOO

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From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.

VERY

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From this reading THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.

WELL

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From this reading THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.

YOURdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.