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The Reclaimers
The Reclaimers

Chapter III

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"You don't mean it!
He, he!
Haw!"
Everybody must smile now.
"The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Reclaimers

Chapter III

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You don't mean it!
Line 2
He, he!
/hiː hiː/
Line 3
Haw!"
Line 4
Everybody must smile now.
Line 5
"The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

Learner Dictionary

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

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “Everybody must smile now.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Everybody must smile now.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “"The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.”

All words in this reading · 21

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Brush

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From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

don't

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From this reading "You don't mean it!

EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading Everybody must smile now.

Haw

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From this reading Haw!"

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He, he!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You don't mean it!

local

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From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

locoed

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From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

mean

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From this reading "You don't mean it!

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Everybody must smile now.

now

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From this reading Everybody must smile now.

old

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From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

S'liny

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From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

Sage

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From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

smile

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From this reading Everybody must smile now.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

up

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From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

way

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From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You don't mean it!