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Winding Paths

Chapter XIII

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The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:
“Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”
“It is stationary.
I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”
“Ah, I can’t pass that.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Winding Paths

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:
Line 2
“Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”
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“It is stationary.
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I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”
Line 5
“Ah, I can’t pass that.

Learner Dictionary

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

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.””

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?””

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:”

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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

Ah

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From this reading “Ah, I can’t pass that.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

can't

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From this reading “Ah, I can’t pass that.

Denton

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From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

falling

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From this reading “Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

Flip

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From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

following

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From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

foolish

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From this reading “Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”

Friday

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From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

friend

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From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

got

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From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

how

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From this reading “Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

I've

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From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It is stationary.

keep

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From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

like

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From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

Lorraine

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From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

love

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From this reading “Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”

motor

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From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

out

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From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

pass

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From this reading “Ah, I can’t pass that.

progressing

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From this reading “Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”

questions

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From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

stationary

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From this reading “It is stationary.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Ah, I can’t pass that.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

want

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From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

Well

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From this reading “Well, how is the foolish falling in love progressing?”

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The following Friday afternoon Lorraine went out with Flip Denton in his motor, and among his first questions was:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I’ve got another friend I want to keep, Flip; another friend like you.”