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Chapter VI

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"Enough snow for you?"
Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.
"We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.
Thirty-two inches."
McLeod nodded.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VI

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Enough snow for you?"
Line 2
Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.
Line 3
"We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.
Line 4
Thirty-two inches."
Line 5
McLeod nodded.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “"We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.”

Nodded noun US /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “McLeod nodded.”

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

bureau

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

Enough

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From this reading "Enough snow for you?"

face

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

finally

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Enough snow for you?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

inches

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From this reading Thirty-two inches."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

jovially

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From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

jumper

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From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

McLeod

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From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

noddednounUS /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading McLeod nodded.

now

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

office

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From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

Overman

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From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

owned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

ready

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

red

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

removed

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From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

snow

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From this reading "Enough snow for you?"

Star-Times

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From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

stop

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Overman asked jovially as McLeod removed his jumper the next morning in his office at the _Star-Times_.

Thirty-two

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From this reading Thirty-two inches."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

up

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

We're

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

weather

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

World

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From this reading "We're ready to stop it now because the _World_ weather bureau finally owned up to its red face.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Enough snow for you?"