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CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.
"Don't use that word."
"Then what shall I call Your .
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter X

Reading 1/123 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.
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"Don't use that word."
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"Then what shall I call Your .
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Learner Dictionary

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

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “"Then what shall I call Your .”

Sharply noun US /ˈsharply/

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

From this reading “CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.”

All words in this reading · 16

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call

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From this reading "Then what shall I call Your .

CHARLEMAGNE

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From this reading CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.

Don't

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From this reading "Don't use that word."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Then what shall I call Your .

said

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From this reading CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Then what shall I call Your .

sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/

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

From this reading CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.

SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.

stranger

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From this reading CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Don't use that word."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CHARLEMAGNE "Silence!" said the stranger, sharply.

Then

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From this reading "Then what shall I call Your .

use

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From this reading "Don't use that word."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Then what shall I call Your .

word

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From this reading "Don't use that word."

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Then what shall I call Your .