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A Diary Without Dates
A Diary Without Dates

Chapter II

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"We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.
The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.
Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.
He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.
The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Diary Without Dates

Chapter II

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.
Line 2
The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.
Line 3
Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.
Line 4
He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.
Line 5
The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

Learner Dictionary

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

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “"We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.”

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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 He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

agrees

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From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

back

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From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

better

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From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

comfortable

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From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

conviction

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From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

divine

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From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

dog

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From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

endure

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From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

fact

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From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

faith

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From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

knees

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From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

knowledge

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From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

like

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From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

M

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From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

master

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From this reading He can endure like a dog, but without its faith in its master.

matter

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From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

now

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From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

O

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From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

Officer

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From this reading "We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

painful

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From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

particular

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From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

pillows

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From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

questioningly

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From this reading "We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.

says

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From this reading "We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.

settles

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From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.

specialists

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From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.

trust

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From this reading Not for him the comfortable trust in the divine knowledge of specialists.

try

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From this reading "We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.

Visiting

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From this reading "We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We might try...?" says the Visiting Officer questioningly.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading The particular M.O. whose knees are painful is, as a matter of fact, better now.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The M.O. agrees without conviction, and settles back on his pillows.