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Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Chapter VIII

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ANTHONY.
[With a grim smile.] Cut and run?
ENID.
But they'll out-vote you!
ANTHONY.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/239 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ANTHONY.
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[With a grim smile.] Cut and run?
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ENID.
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But they'll out-vote you!
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ANTHONY.
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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 [With a grim smile.] Cut and run?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [With a grim smile.] Cut and run?

ANTHONY

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From this reading ANTHONY.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they'll out-vote you!

Cut

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From this reading [With a grim smile.] Cut and run?

ENID

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From this reading ENID.

grim

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From this reading [With a grim smile.] Cut and run?

out-vote

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From this reading But they'll out-vote you!

run

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From this reading [With a grim smile.] Cut and run?

smile

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From this reading [With a grim smile.] Cut and run?

they'll

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From this reading But they'll out-vote you!

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [With a grim smile.] Cut and run?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But they'll out-vote you!