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Rolling Stones

Chapter IV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/357 · 5 lines
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Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.
A knock is heard at the door.
Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.
"Ah," he says, "it is just six.
Entrez, Messieurs."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rolling Stones

Chapter IV

Reading 1/357 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.
Line 2
A knock is heard at the door.
Line 3
Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.
Line 4
"Ah," he says, "it is just six.
Line 5
Entrez, Messieurs."
All words in this reading · 26

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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 A knock is heard at the door.

Ah

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From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A knock is heard at the door.

Avenue

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From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.

door

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From this reading A knock is heard at the door.

Entrez

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From this reading Entrez, Messieurs."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.

heard

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From this reading A knock is heard at the door.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.

Hotel

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From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A knock is heard at the door.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.

just

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From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.

knock

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From this reading A knock is heard at the door.

looks

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From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.

Messieurs

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From this reading Entrez, Messieurs."

opens

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From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.

room

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From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.

says

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From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.

six

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From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.

Tictocq

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From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.

Tictocq's

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From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.

watch

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From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.