Chapter IX
"That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate. We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help." "What?" I said. "Not the Voice of Doom?"
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Chapter IX
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"That's
a
rather
crude
way
to
put
it,
but
I'd
say
it's
accurate.
We've
hired
Clyde
B.
Fitchburn
to
help."
"What?"
I
said.
"Not
the
Voice
of
Doom?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"That's
a
rather
crude
way
to
put
it,
but
I'd
say
it's
accurate.
Line 2
We've
hired
Clyde
B.
Fitchburn
to
help."
Line 3
"What?"
/wʌt/
Line 4
I
said.
Line 5
"Not
the
Voice
of
Doom?"
Learner Dictionary
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Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."”
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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 "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
accurate
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
B
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From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
Clyde
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From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
crude
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
Doom
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From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
Fitchburn
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From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
hired
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From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
I'd
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
it's
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
put
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
rather
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
said
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From this reading I said.
say
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
That's
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
Voice
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From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
way
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From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
We've
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From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"