Chapter XIV
"This is Tal." "I'm sorry. I'm afraid you have the wrong number." "I'll be there at ten like you said." "That's perfectly all right."
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Chapter XIV
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"This
is
Tal."
"I'm
sorry.
I'm
afraid
you
have
the
wrong
number."
"I'll
be
there
at
ten
like
you
said."
"That's
perfectly
all
right."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"This
is
Tal."
Line 2
"I'm
sorry.
Line 3
I'm
afraid
you
have
the
wrong
number."
Line 4
"I'll
be
there
at
ten
like
you
said."
Line 5
"That's
perfectly
all
right."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I'm afraid you have the wrong number."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's perfectly all right."”
All words in this reading · 22
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afraid
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From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
all
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From this reading "That's perfectly all right."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sorry.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is Tal."
like
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From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
number
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From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
perfectly
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From this reading "That's perfectly all right."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's perfectly all right."
said
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From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
sorry
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From this reading "I'm sorry.
Tal
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From this reading "This is Tal."
ten
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From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
That's
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From this reading "That's perfectly all right."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
there
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From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is Tal."
wrong
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From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."