Chapter II
"Why do you say 'when "it" comes back'?" "Ah." He looked at Brett strangely. "I'll show you." Brett could smell food now.
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Chapter II
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"Why
do
you
say
'when
"it"
comes
back'?"
"Ah."
He
looked
at
Brett
strangely.
"I'll
show
you."
Brett
could
smell
food
now.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Why
do
you
say
'when
"it"
comes
back'?"
Line 2
"Ah."
Line 3
He
looked
at
Brett
strangely.
Line 4
"I'll
show
you."
Line 5
Brett
could
smell
food
now.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Brett could smell food now.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Brett strangely.”
Strangely
noun
US /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Brett strangely.”
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Ah
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From this reading "Ah."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Brett strangely.
back
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Brett
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comes
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Brett could smell food now.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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food
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From this reading Brett could smell food now.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Brett strangely.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll show you."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why do you say 'when "it" comes back'?"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Brett strangely.
now
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From this reading Brett could smell food now.
say
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show
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From this reading "I'll show you."
smell
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From this reading Brett could smell food now.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He looked at Brett strangely.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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Why
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From this reading "Why do you say 'when "it" comes back'?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why do you say 'when "it" comes back'?"