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Dear Brutus
Dear Brutus

Chapter II

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PURDIE.
To find a mysterious wood.
(With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.
Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).
JOANNE.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dear Brutus

Chapter II

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PURDIE.
Line 2
To find a mysterious wood.
Line 3
(With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.
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Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).
Line 5
JOANNE.

Learner Dictionary

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

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).”

Mysterious adjective US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading “To find a mysterious wood.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).”

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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 To find a mysterious wood.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading (With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.

blown

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From this reading (With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.

eyes

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From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

find

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From this reading To find a mysterious wood.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

innocent

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From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

JOANNE

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From this reading JOANNE.

ladies

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From this reading (With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.

LOB

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From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

more

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From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading To find a mysterious wood.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

PURDIE

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From this reading PURDIE.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading (With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To find a mysterious wood.

turn

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From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

upright

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From this reading (With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Their eyes turn to LOB, who, however, has never looked more innocent).

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading (With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.

wood

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From this reading To find a mysterious wood.

word

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From this reading (With the word 'wood' the ladies are blown upright.