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Angelica

Chapter VII

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"Or the lowest depth," said Eddie.
Vincent laughed.
"You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.
"Well, we don’t expect it of you."
Eddie grew red.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Angelica

Chapter VII

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Or the lowest depth," said Eddie.
Line 2
Vincent laughed.
Line 3
"You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.
Line 4
"Well, we don’t expect it of you."
Line 5
Eddie grew red.

Learner Dictionary

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

Expect verb US /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading “"Well, we don’t expect it of you."”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, we don’t expect it of you."”

All words in this reading · 24

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boy

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From this reading "You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.

dear

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From this reading "You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.

depth

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From this reading "Or the lowest depth," said Eddie.

don't

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From this reading "Well, we don’t expect it of you."

Eddie

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From this reading "Or the lowest depth," said Eddie.

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading "Well, we don’t expect it of you."

grew

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From this reading Eddie grew red.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Well, we don’t expect it of you."

laughed

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From this reading Vincent laughed.

lowest

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From this reading "Or the lowest depth," said Eddie.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Well, we don’t expect it of you."

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Or the lowest depth," said Eddie.

red

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From this reading Eddie grew red.

said

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From this reading "Or the lowest depth," said Eddie.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Or the lowest depth," said Eddie.

Vincent

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From this reading Vincent laughed.

warrior

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From this reading "You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Well, we don’t expect it of you."

Well

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From this reading "Well, we don’t expect it of you."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, we don’t expect it of you."

You're

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From this reading "You’re no warrior, my dear boy," he said.