Chapter III
Brett rose, crossed to the other's table. The man looked up. "Mind if I sit down?" Brett said. "I'd like to talk to you."
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Chapter III
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Brett
rose,
crossed
to
the
other's
table.
The
man
looked
up.
"Mind
if
I
sit
down?"
Brett
said.
"I'd
like
to
talk
to
you."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Brett
rose,
crossed
to
the
other's
table.
Line 2
The
man
looked
up.
Line 3
"Mind
if
I
sit
down?"
Line 4
Brett
said.
Line 5
"I'd
like
to
talk
to
you."
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man looked up.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mind if I sit down?"”
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Brett
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crossed
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down
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From this reading "Mind if I sit down?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mind if I sit down?"
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like to talk to you."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mind if I sit down?"
like
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From this reading "I'd like to talk to you."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man looked up.
man
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From this reading The man looked up.
MindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mind if I sit down?"
other's
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rose
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said
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From this reading Brett said.
sit
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table
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talk
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From this reading "I'd like to talk to you."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brett rose, crossed to the other's table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brett rose, crossed to the other's table.
up
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From this reading The man looked up.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'd like to talk to you."