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Chapter XIV

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A. C. BELT & SON, READING ------------------------------------------------ SAFETY WEAR FOR AERONAUTS ------------------------------------------------ Fickers!
Flickers!
Flickers!
HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!
You will fall lightly as down!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XIV

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A. C. BELT & SON, READING ------------------------------------------------ SAFETY WEAR FOR AERONAUTS ------------------------------------------------ Fickers!
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Flickers!
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Flickers!
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HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!
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You will fall lightly as down!

Learner Dictionary

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

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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AERONAUTS

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading You will fall lightly as down!

BELT

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C

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down

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fall

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fear

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Fickers

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Flickers

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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!

HIGH

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From this reading HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

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LEVEL

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lightly

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From this reading You will fall lightly as down!

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!

READING

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SAFETY

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SON

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading HIGH LEVEL FLICKERS “He that is down need fear no fall,” Fear not!

WEAR

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You will fall lightly as down!

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You will fall lightly as down!