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Imaginary Interviews

Chapter VII

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Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.
"There is another question, the last: '6.
Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"
The prominent author roared with laughter.
"Read that again!"
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Imaginary Interviews

Chapter VII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.
Line 2
"There is another question, the last: '6.
Line 3
Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"
Line 4
The prominent author roared with laughter.
Line 5
"Read that again!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Read that again!"”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “"There is another question, the last: '6.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There is another question, the last: '6.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading “"There is another question, the last: '6.”

Roared noun US /roared/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The prominent author roared with laughter.”

All words in this reading · 48

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6

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From this reading "There is another question, the last: '6.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Read that again!"

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading "There is another question, the last: '6.

any

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

author

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From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

beginner

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

care

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

climb

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

convey

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

easier

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

experiences

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

gaining

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

gesture

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From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

gleaned

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

heights

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

hints

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "There is another question, the last: '6.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There is another question, the last: '6.

laughter

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From this reading The prominent author roared with laughter.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

personal

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

prominent

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From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading "There is another question, the last: '6.

Read

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From this reading "Read that again!"

roarednounUS /roared/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The prominent author roared with laughter.

rose

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From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

stayed

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From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

success

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

suggestions

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From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

There

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From this reading "There is another question, the last: '6.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Here the prominent author rose, but we stayed him with a gesture.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do you care to convey any hints or suggestions gleaned from your personal experiences in the climb to success that may make easier the gaining of the heights for the beginner?"