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A Fair Jewess
A Fair Jewess

Chapter XVIII

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THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.
"Aaron!"
"My beloved!"
"Is our darling beautiful?"
"Very beautiful--like you."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Fair Jewess

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.
Line 2
"Aaron!"
Line 3
"My beloved!"
Line 4
"Is our darling beautiful?"
Line 5
"Very beautiful--like you."

Learner Dictionary

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

DOCTOR noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.”

PLAINLY noun US /ˈplainly/

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

From this reading “THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.”

All words in this reading · 16

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AARON

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From this reading THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.

beautiful

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From this reading "Is our darling beautiful?"

beloved

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From this reading "My beloved!"

COHEN

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From this reading THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.

darling

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From this reading "Is our darling beautiful?"

DOCTORnounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Is our darling beautiful?"

like

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From this reading "Very beautiful--like you."

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My beloved!"

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Is our darling beautiful?"

PLAINLYnounUS /ˈplainly/

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

From this reading THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.

SPEAKS

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From this reading THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE DOCTOR SPEAKS PLAINLY TO AARON COHEN.

Very

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From this reading "Very beautiful--like you."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Very beautiful--like you."