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The Pioneers

Chapter XXXIX

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“I am dumb.
Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
--Shakespeare.
During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Pioneers

Chapter XXXIX

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I am dumb.
Line 2
Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
Line 3
--Shakespeare.
Line 4
During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
Line 5
Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.”

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?””

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.”

Express verb US /ɪkˈspres/

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading “Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I am dumb.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”

ascended

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

conflict

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

conjectures

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”

dumb

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From this reading “I am dumb.

DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

elapsed

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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

five

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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I am dumb.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

individual

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

Judge

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

knew

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From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”

latter

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

Major

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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

minutes

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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

most

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

reappeared

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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

recount

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

result

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

services

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

Shakespeare

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From this reading --Shakespeare.

sheriff

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

six

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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

Temple

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

terrace

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

together

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

volunteers

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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”

youth

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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.