Chapter XVIII
Mr. Russell's Picture . Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet? LORD HOUGHTON.
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Chapter XVIII
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Mr.
Russell's
Picture .
Why
ever
met,
If
they
must
be
strangers
yet?
LORD
HOUGHTON.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Mr.
Russell's
Picture .
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Why
ever
met,
If
they
must
be
strangers
yet?
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LORD
HOUGHTON.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
HOUGHTON
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From this reading LORD HOUGHTON.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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LORD
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met
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Mr
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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Picture
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Russell's
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strangers
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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Why
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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