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The Ivory Trail
The Ivory Trail

Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
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"What?
Both of 'em?"
"No, it is one lord I am looking for."
"One lord, one faith, one baptism!" said Yerkes profanely.
"And you found two?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Ivory Trail

Chapter III

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"What?
/wʌt/
Line 2
Both of 'em?"
Line 3
"No, it is one lord I am looking for."
Line 4
"One lord, one faith, one baptism!" said Yerkes profanely.
Line 5
"And you found two?

Learner Dictionary

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

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And you found two?”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"No, it is one lord I am looking for."”

All words in this reading · 22

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And you found two?

baptism

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From this reading "One lord, one faith, one baptism!" said Yerkes profanely.

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both of 'em?"

em

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From this reading Both of 'em?"

faith

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From this reading "One lord, one faith, one baptism!" said Yerkes profanely.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And you found two?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

looking

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From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

lord

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From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Both of 'em?"

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "No, it is one lord I am looking for."

profanely

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From this reading "One lord, one faith, one baptism!" said Yerkes profanely.

said

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From this reading "One lord, one faith, one baptism!" said Yerkes profanely.

two

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From this reading "And you found two?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What?

Yerkes

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From this reading "One lord, one faith, one baptism!" said Yerkes profanely.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And you found two?