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Forever We Die!
Forever We Die!

Chapter III

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"How do you feel?"
Quotis asked.
"Still stiff," said the patient.
"But otherwise?"
"Otherwise fine.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Forever We Die!

Chapter III

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"How do you feel?"
Line 2
Quotis asked.
Line 3
"Still stiff," said the patient.
Line 4
"But otherwise?"
Line 5
"Otherwise fine.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quotis asked.”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Otherwise fine.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Still stiff," said the patient.”

All words in this reading · 14

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askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quotis asked.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But otherwise?"

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "How do you feel?"

feel

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From this reading "How do you feel?"

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Otherwise fine.

How

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From this reading "How do you feel?"

otherwise

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From this reading "But otherwise?"

patient

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From this reading "Still stiff," said the patient.

Quotis

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From this reading Quotis asked.

said

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From this reading "Still stiff," said the patient.

stiff

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From this reading "Still stiff," said the patient.

StillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Still stiff," said the patient.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Still stiff," said the patient.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "How do you feel?"