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The Quest
The Quest

Chapter XVIII

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Gutter Vestals--The Troglodytes.
"No use.
We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.
Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."
"Why?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Quest

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Gutter Vestals--The Troglodytes.
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"No use.
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We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.
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Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."
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"Why?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."”

All words in this reading · 27

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

beastly

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From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

Bizco

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From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

disgusts

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From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

get

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From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

got

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From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

Gutter

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From this reading Gutter Vestals--The Troglodytes.

hate

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From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

more

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From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No use.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

rid

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From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

see

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From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Gutter Vestals--The Troglodytes.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Every time I see him hate him more and he disgusts me more."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

Troglodytes

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From this reading Gutter Vestals--The Troglodytes.

use

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From this reading "No use.

Vestals

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From this reading Gutter Vestals--The Troglodytes.

We've

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From this reading We've got to get rid of that beastly Bizco.

Why

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From this reading "Why?"