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Blessed Event

Chapter II

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"He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
"It's terrifying.
I'll never get used to it."
"Don't worry about it," Lester said.
"We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Blessed Event

Chapter II

Reading 1/116 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
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"It's terrifying.
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I'll never get used to it."
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"Don't worry about it," Lester said.
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"We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"Don't worry about it," Lester said.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'll never get used to it."”

Seeing noun US /seeing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.”

All words in this reading · 34

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Don't worry about it," Lester said.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

Don't

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From this reading "Don't worry about it," Lester said.

get

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From this reading I'll never get used to it."

Ginny

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From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

got

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From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

He's

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From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

head

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From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

I'll

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From this reading I'll never get used to it."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I'll never get used to it."

It's

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From this reading "It's terrifying.

learns

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From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

Lester

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From this reading "Don't worry about it," Lester said.

many

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From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

much

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From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'll never get used to it."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

said

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From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

seeing

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From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

soon

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From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

terrifying

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From this reading "It's terrifying.

things

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From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I'll never get used to it."

used

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From this reading I'll never get used to it."

walk

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From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

won't

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From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.

worry

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From this reading "Don't worry about it," Lester said.