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A message from Mars
A message from Mars

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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BELLA.
(_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.
HORACE.
A what wants to what?
BELLA.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A message from Mars

Chapter II

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BELLA.
Line 2
(_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.
Line 3
HORACE.
Line 4
A what wants to what?
Line 5
BELLA.
All words in this reading · 14

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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 (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

BELLA

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From this reading BELLA.

Entering

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From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

HORACE

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From this reading HORACE.

man

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From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

Please

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From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

R

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From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

see

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From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

sir

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From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

there's

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From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

wants

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From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A what wants to what?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading (_Entering R._) Please, sir, there’s a man wants to see you.