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Doctor Izard
Doctor Izard

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/41 · 5 lines
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A MIDNIGHT VISITANT.
------- I.
NO.
THIRTEEN, WARD THIRTEEN.
IT was after midnight.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Doctor Izard

Chapter I

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A MIDNIGHT VISITANT.
Line 2
------- I.
/aɪ/
Line 3
NO.
/noʊ/
Line 4
THIRTEEN, WARD THIRTEEN.
Line 5
IT was after midnight.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “IT was after midnight.”

All words in this reading · 10

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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 A MIDNIGHT VISITANT.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading IT was after midnight.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading ------- I.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT was after midnight.

MIDNIGHT

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From this reading A MIDNIGHT VISITANT.

NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading NO.

THIRTEEN

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From this reading THIRTEEN, WARD THIRTEEN.

VISITANT

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From this reading A MIDNIGHT VISITANT.

WARD

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From this reading THIRTEEN, WARD THIRTEEN.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading IT was after midnight.