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Chapter X

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Context Illustration Reading 1/82 · 5 lines
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“It’s comic.”
“Is it?
He doesn’t show a sign of shame.
He’ll call it from the house-tops.
I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Captures

Chapter X

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

Line 1
“It’s comic.”
Line 2
“Is it?
/ɪz ɪt/
Line 3
He doesn’t show a sign of shame.
Line 4
He’ll call it from the house-tops.
Line 5
I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.””

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.””

All words in this reading · 22

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.

abroad

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From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”

call

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From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.

comic

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From this reading “It’s comic.”

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”

doesn't

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From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.

go

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From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.

he'd

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From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”

He'll

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From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.

house-tops

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From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Is it?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Is it?

It's

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From this reading “It’s comic.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.

shame

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From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.

show

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From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.

sign

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From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”