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Chapter XV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/49 · 5 lines
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PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!
Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
"Val!
Val, where are you?
Val!"
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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 XV

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!
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Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
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"Val!
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Val, where are you?
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Val!"

Learner Dictionary

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

PIECES noun US /pieces/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:”

All words in this reading · 21

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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 Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Val, where are you?

call

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From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

dull

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From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

ears

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From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

EIGHT

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From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!

FATE

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From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!

filled

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From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

heard

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From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!

PIECES

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From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!

RALESTONES

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From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!

roaring

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From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

sharp

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From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

Val

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From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Val, where are you?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Val, where are you?