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_You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?
Maybe you're right.
Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?
The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.
Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter I

Reading 1/151 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?
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Maybe you're right.
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Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?
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The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.
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Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

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 “Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?”

Beginning noun US /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Maybe you're right.”

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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 Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

all

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From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

ancestors

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

Blan

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From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

Darwin's

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From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?

didn't

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From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

don't

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From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?

Evolution

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From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?

Forsythe

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get

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From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

How

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knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

like

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From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?

Man's

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From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

Masefield

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From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.

Maybe

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From this reading Maybe you're right.

method

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From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.

monkeys

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From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?

rid

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From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Maybe you're right.

superman

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From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of course, he didn't know at the beginning that Blan Forsythe was a superman.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.

theory

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From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?

tried-and-true

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From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.

Truggles

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From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.

used

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From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried-and-true Masefield Truggles method.

weren't

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From this reading Maybe Man's ancestors weren't monkeys after all...._ How do you get rid of a superman?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _You don't like Darwin's theory of Evolution?

you're

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From this reading Maybe you're right.