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The Mutable Many: A Novel
The Mutable Many: A Novel

Chapter XV

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COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.
“Let us get out of this crowd.
I want a word with you.”
The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.
“This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Mutable Many: A Novel

Chapter XV

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.
Line 2
“Let us get out of this crowd.
Line 3
I want a word with you.”
Line 4
The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.
Line 5
“This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

Learner Dictionary

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

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.”

COME noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading ““Let us get out of this crowd.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ““This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.”

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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 want a word with you.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

Braunt

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From this reading COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.

COMEnounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.

Court

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

crowd

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From this reading “Let us get out of this crowd.

foolish

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From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

Garden

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

get

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From this reading “Let us get out of this crowd.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I want a word with you.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let us get out of this crowd.

made

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

Marsten

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From this reading COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

now

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From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Let us get out of this crowd.

out

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From this reading “Let us get out of this crowd.

quieter

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

Rose

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

said

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From this reading COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.

stop

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From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

street

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

strike

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From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

talking

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading “Let us get out of this crowd.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

together

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

two

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Let us get out of this crowd.

walked

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

want

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From this reading I want a word with you.”

way

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From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The two made their way to a quieter street, and walked together towards Rose Garden Court, talking as they went.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading COME with me, Marsten,” said Braunt.

word

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I want a word with you.”

York-shireman

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “This foolish strike must stop,” began the York-shireman, “and now is the time to stop it.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I want a word with you.”