Chapter V
"I do." "Good. Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner." Niles poured. Carolyn disappeared.
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Chapter V
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"I
do."
"Good.
Now
have
another
martini
while
Carolyn
dresses
for
dinner."
Niles
poured.
Carolyn
disappeared.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
do."
/aɪ duː/
Line 2
"Good.
/good/
Line 3
Now
have
another
martini
while
Carolyn
dresses
for
dinner."
Line 4
Niles
poured.
Line 5
Carolyn
disappeared.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."”
Disappeared
noun
US /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Carolyn disappeared.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."”
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anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."
Carolyn
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From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."
dinner
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From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Carolyn disappeared.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do."
dresses
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From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do."
martini
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From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."
Niles
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From this reading Niles poured.
Now
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From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."
poured
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From this reading Niles poured.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now have another martini while Carolyn dresses for dinner."