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Chapter II

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She stared at him without answering.
Lucifer's temper bristled.
"I refuse to recognize such mockery.
It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter II

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

Line 1
She stared at him without answering.
Line 2
Lucifer's temper bristled.
Line 3
"I refuse to recognize such mockery.
Line 4
It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
Line 5
Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

Learner Dictionary

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

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “She stared at him without answering.”

All words in this reading · 41

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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 Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."

answering

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From this reading She stared at him without answering.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She stared at him without answering.

bristled

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From this reading Lucifer's temper bristled.

definitely

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From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."

dismissed

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

explain

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

facts

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

head

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading She stared at him without answering.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

Huth

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.

illegal

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From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."

immoral

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From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."

Lucifer's

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From this reading Lucifer's temper bristled.

massive

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

matter

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

mockery

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From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.

objective

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

proceeded

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

recognize

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From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.

refuse

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From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.

shake

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She stared at him without answering.

situation

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

slight

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

some

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From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

stared

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From this reading She stared at him without answering.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.

temper

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From this reading Lucifer's temper bristled.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.

unethical

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From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading She stared at him without answering.