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Havoc

Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/22 · 5 lines
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Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.
“There is news!” she exclaimed.
“I can see it in your face.”
“Yes,” Bellamy answered, “there is news!
That is why I have come.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Havoc

Chapter III

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.
Line 2
“There is news!” she exclaimed.
Line 3
“I can see it in your face.”
Line 4
“Yes,” Bellamy answered, “there is news!
Line 5
That is why I have come.

Learner Dictionary

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

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading ““Yes,” Bellamy answered, “there is news!”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That is why I have come.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “That is why I have come.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.”

All words in this reading · 26

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answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “Yes,” Bellamy answered, “there is news!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.

Bellamy

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From this reading “Yes,” Bellamy answered, “there is news!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I can see it in your face.”

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That is why I have come.

eagerly

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From this reading Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.

entered

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From this reading Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.

exclaimed

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From this reading “There is news!” she exclaimed.

face

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From this reading “I can see it in your face.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That is why I have come.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I can see it in your face.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “I can see it in your face.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “There is news!” she exclaimed.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I can see it in your face.”

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.

Louise

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From this reading Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.

news

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From this reading “There is news!” she exclaimed.

see

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From this reading “I can see it in your face.”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “There is news!” she exclaimed.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That is why I have come.

There

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From this reading “There is news!” she exclaimed.

up

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From this reading Louise looked up eagerly as he entered.

why

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From this reading That is why I have come.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes,” Bellamy answered, “there is news!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I can see it in your face.”