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1,492,633 Marlon Brandos
1,492,633 Marlon Brandos

Chapter I

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She liked the Brando type.
The more there was of it, the better!
Chester McRae.
Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

1,492,633 Marlon Brandos

Chapter I

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She liked the Brando type.
Line 2
The more there was of it, the better!
Line 3
Chester McRae.
Line 4
Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
Line 5
Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.

Learner Dictionary

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Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.”

All words in this reading · 26

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Accounting

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best

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From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.

better

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From this reading The more there was of it, the better!

Brando

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From this reading She liked the Brando type.

brown

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From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.

Chester

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From this reading Chester McRae.

Chet

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From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.

eyes

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From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.

feet

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From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.

hair

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From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The more there was of it, the better!

liked

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From this reading She liked the Brando type.

man

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From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.

McRae

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From this reading Chester McRae.

more

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From this reading The more there was of it, the better!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The more there was of it, the better!

old

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From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She liked the Brando type.

Six

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From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.

tall

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From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She liked the Brando type.

there

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From this reading The more there was of it, the better!

type

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From this reading She liked the Brando type.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The more there was of it, the better!