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Chapter XI

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“Immediately.”
“After writing to you?”
“Yes.”
“What was in that letter?”
“Nothing of threat, they say.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XI

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Immediately.”
Line 2
“After writing to you?”
Line 3
“Yes.”
Line 4
“What was in that letter?”
Line 5
“Nothing of threat, they say.

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 ““After writing to you?””

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading ““Nothing of threat, they say.”

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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After writing to you?”

Immediately

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From this reading “Immediately.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “What was in that letter?”

letter

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From this reading “What was in that letter?”

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Nothing of threat, they say.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Nothing of threat, they say.

say

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From this reading “Nothing of threat, they say.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “What was in that letter?”

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Nothing of threat, they say.

threat

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From this reading “Nothing of threat, they say.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “After writing to you?”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading “What was in that letter?”

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What was in that letter?”

writing

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From this reading “After writing to you?”

Yes

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From this reading “Yes.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “After writing to you?”