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William Gibson Interviewed
William Gibson Interviewed

Chapter I

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STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.
This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.
Send permission requests to "giusal@world-net.sct.fr".
This document is provided "as is", without express of implied warranty.
In other words, use it at your own risk.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

William Gibson Interviewed

Chapter I

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STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.
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This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.
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Send permission requests to "giusal@world-net.sct.fr".
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This document is provided "as is", without express of implied warranty.
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In other words, use it at your own risk.

Learner Dictionary

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

Express verb US /ɪkˈspres/

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading “This document is provided "as is", without express of implied warranty.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.”

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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 This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This document is provided "as is", without express of implied warranty.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In other words, use it at your own risk.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

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circulate

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conditions

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copied

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DISCLAIMER

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distributed

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document

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entire

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expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading This document is provided "as is", without express of implied warranty.

fee

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following

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.

form

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fr

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freely

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giusal

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implied

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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including

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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meant

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.

non-commercial

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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other

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own

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parts

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permission

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personal

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prior

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provided

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From this reading This document is provided "as is", without express of implied warranty.

requests

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risk

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sct

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Send

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sold

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From this reading This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.

STANDARD

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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 STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.

usage

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use

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warranty

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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.

words

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world-net

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In other words, use it at your own risk.