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John Rawn, Prominent Citizen
John Rawn, Prominent Citizen

Chapter XXVIII

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THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
You don't know what you're doing!
You're only angry now.
You'll both be sorry."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

John Rawn, Prominent Citizen

Chapter XXVIII

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
Line 2
Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
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You don't know what you're doing!
Line 4
You're only angry now.
Line 5
You'll both be sorry."

Learner Dictionary

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

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading “Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.”

CURRENT noun US /ˈcurrent/

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

From this reading “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You don't know what you're doing!”

SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”

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always

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

angry

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From this reading You're only angry now.

arm

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.

BelievenounUS /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.

Charles

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

Charley

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

CURRENTnounUS /ˈcurrent/

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

From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

doing

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From this reading You don't know what you're doing!

don't

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From this reading You don't know what you're doing!

go

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

hand

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You don't know what you're doing!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.

mustn't

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

now

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From this reading You're only angry now.

only

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From this reading You're only angry now.

Rawn

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

really

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

said

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

SECOND

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

shoulder

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

sorry

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From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

to-morrow

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From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.

touched

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

Virginia

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading You don't know what you're doing!

white

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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.

you'll

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From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.

you're

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From this reading You don't know what you're doing!