Chapter II
“Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.” “Bill Williamson!” Rod grinned his relief. “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.” Williamson was beside him.
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Chapter II
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“Nice
work,
Rod,”
the
figure
called,
“I
see
you
answer
your
mail.”
“Bill
Williamson!”
Rod
grinned
his
relief.
“Oblige
me,
pal,
by
not
writing
any
more
notes.”
Williamson
was
beside
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Nice
work,
Rod,”
the
figure
called,
“I
see
you
answer
your
mail.”
Line 2
“Bill
Williamson!”
Line 3
Rod
grinned
his
relief.
Line 4
“Oblige
me,
pal,
by
not
writing
any
more
notes.”
Line 5
Williamson
was
beside
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Williamson was beside him.”
Relief
noun
US /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Rod grinned his relief.”
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answer
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From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
any
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From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Williamson was beside him.
Bill
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
called
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From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
figure
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From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
grinned
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From this reading Rod grinned his relief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Williamson was beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rod grinned his relief.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
mail
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From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
more
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From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
Nice
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From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
notes
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From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
Oblige
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From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
pal
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From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Rod grinned his relief.
Rod
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From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
see
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From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Williamson was beside him.
Williamson
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From this reading “Bill Williamson!”
work
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From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
writing
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From this reading “Oblige me, pal, by not writing any more notes.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nice work, Rod,” the figure called, “I see you answer your mail.”