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Messenger No. 48
Messenger No. 48

Chapter VII

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A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
"I can't say it's my fault."
"Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.
Where have you been?"
"Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Messenger No. 48

Chapter VII

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
Line 2
"I can't say it's my fault."
Line 3
"Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.
Line 4
Where have you been?"
/wer hæv juː bɪn/
Line 5
"Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Where have you been?"”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Where have you been?"”

Ours pronoun US /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading “"Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

ATTEMPT

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

back

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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Where have you been?"

BOLD

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

can't

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From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."

earn

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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

enough

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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

fault

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From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."

front

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

future

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From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.

get

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

grin

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

hard

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Where have you been?"

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

home

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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

it's

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From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."

Jet

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

man

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

money

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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.

pay

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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

Perhaps

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From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.

pretty

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

rid

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

said

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

say

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From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."

seems

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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

shan't

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From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

Trying

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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

way

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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where have you been?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.