Chapter X
THE COMMISSARY. Why? THE ARETHUSA. I have left them behind in my valise. THE COMMISSARY.
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THE
COMMISSARY.
Why?
THE
ARETHUSA.
I
have
left
them
behind
in
my
valise.
THE
COMMISSARY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter X
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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THE
COMMISSARY.
Line 2
Why?
Line 3
THE
ARETHUSA.
Line 4
I
have
left
them
behind
in
my
valise.
Line 5
THE
COMMISSARY.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I have left them behind in my valise.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have left them behind in my valise.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have left them behind in my valise.”
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ARETHUSA
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From this reading THE ARETHUSA.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I have left them behind in my valise.
COMMISSARY
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From this reading THE COMMISSARY.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have left them behind in my valise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have left them behind in my valise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have left them behind in my valise.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have left them behind in my valise.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have left them behind in my valise.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMISSARY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have left them behind in my valise.
valise
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From this reading I have left them behind in my valise.
Why
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From this reading Why?