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The Penalty

Chapter X

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"He doesn't know where.
He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."
"Where does the passage begin, Bubbles?"
"Under Pier 31 A."
"Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Penalty

Chapter X

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

Line 1
"He doesn't know where.
Line 2
He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."
Line 3
"Where does the passage begin, Bubbles?"
Line 4
"Under Pier 31 A."
Line 5
"Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"He doesn't know where.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “"Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.”

Passage noun US /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Where does the passage begin, Bubbles?"”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “"Under Pier 31 A."”

All words in this reading · 37

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31

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From this reading "Under Pier 31 A."

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Under Pier 31 A."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

baize

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

begin

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From this reading "Where does the passage begin, Bubbles?"

Bub

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

Bubbles

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From this reading "Where does the passage begin, Bubbles?"

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

covered

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading "Where does the passage begin, Bubbles?"

doesn't

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From this reading "He doesn't know where.

find

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From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."

get

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From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."

go

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From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."

green

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

Harry

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From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "He doesn't know where.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He doesn't know where.

led

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

Lichtenstein

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

mahogany

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

Mr

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

out

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From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

passagenounUS /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Where does the passage begin, Bubbles?"

Pier

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From this reading "Under Pier 31 A."

said

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

table

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Where does the passage begin, Bubbles?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."

UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "Under Pier 31 A."

wanted

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From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."

way

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From this reading "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "He doesn't know where.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He wanted to get Harry to go with him to find out."