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Chapter IX

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“No. I am an artist.
It is necessary for my soul...”
“Be quiet!”
Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Romance

Chapter IX

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“No. I am an artist.
Line 2
It is necessary for my soul...”
Line 3
“Be quiet!”
Line 4
Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
Line 5
The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.”

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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “No. I am an artist.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “No. I am an artist.

artist

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From this reading “No. I am an artist.

ascended

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From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.

Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Be quiet!”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

hissing

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From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “No. I am an artist.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”

Lugarenos

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From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”

necessary

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From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No. I am an artist.

quiet

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From this reading “Be quiet!”

soul

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From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”

stolen

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From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.

two

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From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.

unnoticed

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From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.

wall

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From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.

window

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From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.