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THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?
Do you know him?
His name is Craig Bellshaw.
He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.
The fear, or whatever it was, passed.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter X

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?
Line 2
Do you know him?
/duː juː know hɪm/
Line 3
His name is Craig Bellshaw.
Line 4
He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.
Line 5
The fear, or whatever it was, passed.

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 “THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Do you know him?”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His name is Craig Bellshaw.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The fear, or whatever it was, passed.”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “The fear, or whatever it was, passed.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

ACCUSATION

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From this reading THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?

Bellshaw

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From this reading His name is Craig Bellshaw.

big

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

Craig

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From this reading His name is Craig Bellshaw.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you know him?

fear

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From this reading The fear, or whatever it was, passed.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

Glen

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His name is Craig Bellshaw.

home

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

homestead

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

hut

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading His name is Craig Bellshaw.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The fear, or whatever it was, passed.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Do you know him?

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

lives

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

miles

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

Mintaro

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His name is Craig Bellshaw.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The fear, or whatever it was, passed.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The fear, or whatever it was, passed.

said

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

seen

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From this reading THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?

some

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From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The fear, or whatever it was, passed.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He lives at Mintaro, a big homestead, some miles from the hut, the home we left," said Glen.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading The fear, or whatever it was, passed.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE ACCUSATION "Have you seen him before?