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Devil's Dice
Devil's Dice

Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
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"No, Stuart," he gasped.
"You must not enter."
"Why?
Who's your friend?
You arouse my curiosity," I said.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Devil's Dice

Chapter V

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"No, Stuart," he gasped.
Line 2
"You must not enter."
Line 3
"Why?
Line 4
Who's your friend?
Line 5
You arouse my curiosity," I said.

Learner Dictionary

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

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"You must not enter."”

All words in this reading · 17

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arouse

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curiosity

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From this reading You arouse my curiosity," I said.

enter

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From this reading "You must not enter."

friend

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From this reading Who's your friend?

gasped

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From this reading "No, Stuart," he gasped.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "No, Stuart," he gasped.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading You arouse my curiosity," I said.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "You must not enter."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading You arouse my curiosity," I said.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, Stuart," he gasped.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You must not enter."

said

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From this reading You arouse my curiosity," I said.

Stuart

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From this reading "No, Stuart," he gasped.

Who's

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From this reading Who's your friend?

Why

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From this reading "Why?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You must not enter."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Who's your friend?