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A Man Obsessed
A Man Obsessed

Chapter V

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His eyes widened.
"Anything you say," he said.
"We'll play it cozy together.
But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.
I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man Obsessed

Chapter V

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
His eyes widened.
Line 2
"Anything you say," he said.
Line 3
"We'll play it cozy together.
Line 4
But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.
Line 5
I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

Learner Dictionary

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

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"Anything you say," he said.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "Anything you say," he said.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

avoid

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

cozy

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From this reading "We'll play it cozy together.

eyes

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From this reading His eyes widened.

floor

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

got

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

guards

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Anything you say," he said.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His eyes widened.

how

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

I've

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

information

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "We'll play it cozy together.

kept

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From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

lists

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From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

place

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

plans

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From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

play

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From this reading "We'll play it cozy together.

records

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From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

rosters

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From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

said

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From this reading "Anything you say," he said.

say

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From this reading "Anything you say," he said.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But I've got to have floor plans of the place, information on how to avoid the guards.

together

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From this reading "We'll play it cozy together.

We'll

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From this reading "We'll play it cozy together.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

widened

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From this reading His eyes widened.

working

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From this reading I've got to know where their records are kept, their lists and rosters and working plans."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Anything you say," he said.