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Chapter VII

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R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.
Circle _Right_!...
Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.
Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.
Right In-_cline_!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Voces Populi

Chapter VII

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.
Line 2
Circle _Right_!...
Line 3
Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.
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Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.
Line 5
Right In-_cline_!

Learner Dictionary

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

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

be'ind

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

Circle

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

cline

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From this reading Right In-_cline_!

didn't

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From this reading Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.

em

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From this reading Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.

fall

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

Ketch

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From this reading Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.

M

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.

numbers'll

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

odd

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

off

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From this reading Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.

ones

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

orses

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From this reading Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.

R

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

RightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

round

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

say

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

stick

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From this reading Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.

Well

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From this reading Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.

wheel

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From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading R. M. When I say "Circle Right"--odd numbers'll wheel round and fall in be'ind even ones.

yer

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From this reading Well, if ever I--I didn't tell yer to fall _off_ be'ind.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Ketch your 'orses and stick to 'em next time.