Chapter V
OLIVER. Good biz. (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.) [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF. PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).
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Chapter V
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OLIVER.
Good
biz.
(He
stands
up,
shuts
his
eyes
and
waves
his
hands
about.)
[Enter
the
PIRATE
CHIEF.
PIRATE
CHIEF
(with
a
flourish).
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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OLIVER.
Line 2
Good
biz.
Line 3
(He
stands
up,
shuts
his
eyes
and
waves
his
hands
about.)
Line 4
[Enter
the
PIRATE
CHIEF.
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PIRATE
CHIEF
(with
a
flourish).
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “(He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good biz.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “(He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)”
All words in this reading · 20
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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 PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
biz
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From this reading Good biz.
CHIEF
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From this reading [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.
Enter
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From this reading [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.
eyes
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From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
flourish
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From this reading PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good biz.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
OLIVER
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From this reading OLIVER.
PIRATE
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From this reading [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.
shuts
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From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
stands
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From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.
up
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From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
waves
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From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).