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The Quest

Chapter VII

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Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.
One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:
"Hello, Manuel!"
"Hello, Don Roberto!"
"Working, eh?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Quest

Chapter VII

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.
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One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:
Line 3
"Hello, Manuel!"
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"Hello, Don Roberto!"
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"Working, eh?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

appeared

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

Beggars

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From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

Court

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From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

Don

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From this reading "Hello, Don Roberto!"

doorway

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

eh

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From this reading "Working, eh?"

end

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

exclaimed

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

Footwear

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

Hastings

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From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

head

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

Hello

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From this reading "Hello, Manuel!"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

Manuel

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From this reading "Hello, Manuel!"

Miracles

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From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

Procession

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From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

Regeneration

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

Roberto

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From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

September

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

Shoemaker's

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From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

shop

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Roberto Hastings at the Shoemaker's--Procession of Beggars--Court of Miracles.

thrusting

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From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading One morning toward the end of September Roberto appeared in the doorway of _The Regeneration of Footwear_, and thrusting his head into the shop exclaimed:

Working

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From this reading "Working, eh?"