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No time for Toffee!
No time for Toffee!

Chapter V

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"They think they are killing him," Toffee said.
"They think you're Marc.
In fact they believe you're already dead."
"What!"
George cried.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

No time for Toffee!

Chapter V

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"They think they are killing him," Toffee said.
Line 2
"They think you're Marc.
Line 3
In fact they believe you're already dead."
Line 4
"What!"
/wʌt/
Line 5
George cried.

Learner Dictionary

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

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In fact they believe you're already dead."”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading “In fact they believe you're already dead."”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “George cried.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In fact they believe you're already dead."”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"They think they are killing him," Toffee said.”

All words in this reading · 17

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alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In fact they believe you're already dead."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "They think they are killing him," Toffee said.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading In fact they believe you're already dead."

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading George cried.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In fact they believe you're already dead."

fact

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

From this reading In fact they believe you're already dead."

George

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

From this reading George cried.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "They think they are killing him," Toffee said.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In fact they believe you're already dead."

killing

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

From this reading "They think they are killing him," Toffee said.

Marc

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

From this reading "They think you're Marc.

said

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

From this reading "They think they are killing him," Toffee said.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They think they are killing him," Toffee said.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "They think they are killing him," Toffee said.

Toffee

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From this reading "They think they are killing him," Toffee said.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What!"

you're

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

From this reading "They think you're Marc.