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Meadowlark Basin
Meadowlark Basin

Chapter IX

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"Sure.
I'll carry it inside, however.
Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.
Lark may want to carry one.
How about it, Lark?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Meadowlark Basin

Chapter IX

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Sure.
/sure/
Line 2
I'll carry it inside, however.
Line 3
Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.
Line 4
Lark may want to carry one.
Line 5
How about it, Lark?

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “How about it, Lark?”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “I'll carry it inside, however.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Lark may want to carry one.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Lark may want to carry one.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Sure.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading How about it, Lark?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.

carry

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From this reading I'll carry it inside, however.

How

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From this reading How about it, Lark?

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading I'll carry it inside, however.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.

I'll

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From this reading I'll carry it inside, however.

inside

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From this reading I'll carry it inside, however.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I'll carry it inside, however.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.

Lark

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From this reading Lark may want to carry one.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Lark may want to carry one.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Lark may want to carry one.

SurenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Sure.

Then

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From this reading Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Lark may want to carry one.

want

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From this reading Lark may want to carry one.

well

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From this reading Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.

wrapped

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From this reading Then I _know_ it will be well wrapped.