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The Seventh Man
The Seventh Man

Chapter XXIV

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“It's Dan,” whispered Kate.
“He's come.”
“Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”
“Does he do that often?
Come quickly, Joan.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Seventh Man

Chapter XXIV

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

Line 1
“It's Dan,” whispered Kate.
Line 2
“He's come.”
Line 3
“Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”
Line 4
“Does he do that often?
Line 5
Come quickly, Joan.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.””

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““He's come.””

All words in this reading · 20

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alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”

back

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From this reading “Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”

Bart

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From this reading “Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He's come.”

Daddy

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From this reading “Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”

Dan

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From this reading “It's Dan,” whispered Kate.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Does he do that often?

Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading “Does he do that often?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “Does he do that often?

He's

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From this reading “He's come.”

It's

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From this reading “It's Dan,” whispered Kate.

Joan

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From this reading Come quickly, Joan.

Kate

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From this reading “It's Dan,” whispered Kate.

Maybe

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From this reading “Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”

munner

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From this reading “Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”

often

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From this reading “Does he do that often?

quickly

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From this reading Come quickly, Joan.

sent

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From this reading “Maybe Daddy Dan sent Bart back alone, munner.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Does he do that often?

whispered

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From this reading “It's Dan,” whispered Kate.