Chapter XV
"Yes." "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?" "Yes." "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?" "Yes."
The Sword Maker
Chapter XV
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"Yes."
"Are
you
entitled
to
perform
the
ceremony?"
"Yes."
"Is
it
possible
this
ceremony
can
be
performed
to-morrow?"
"Yes."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"Yes."
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"Are
you
entitled
to
perform
the
ceremony?"
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"Yes."
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"Is
it
possible
this
ceremony
can
be
performed
to-morrow?"
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"Yes."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
All words in this reading · 16
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Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
ceremony
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entitled
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From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
perform
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performed
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possible
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
to-morrow
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Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"